Malemba-Nkulu weather in January

In January, Malemba-Nkulu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 279 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malemba-Nkulu's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malemba-Nkulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 279 mm; 25 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:09 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malemba-Nkulu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	22

How January really feels in Malemba-Nkulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Malemba-Nkulu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	279	25	12.4	3.6
Feb	29° / 22°	202	19.5	12.3	3.8
Mar	29° / 22°	186	20.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	30° / 22°	86	12.4	11.8	4.5
May	32° / 21°	7	1.7	11.6	4.7
Jun	33° / 20°	0	0.1	11.5	4.9
Jul	33° / 19°	0	0	11.6	5.0
Aug	34° / 20°	2	0.4	11.7	4.0
Sep	34° / 22°	22	4.7	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 22°	114	17.6	12.2	3.5
Nov	29° / 21°	208	23.8	12.4	3.5
Dec	28° / 21°	269	26.4	12.5	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malemba-Nkulu gets around 279 mm of rain over 25 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9
Oppressive (%)	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	9	91

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:02	6:30
2	12.5	6:03	6:30
3	12.5	6:03	6:31
4	12.5	6:04	6:31
5	12.5	6:04	6:31
6	12.5	6:05	6:32
7	12.4	6:05	6:32
8	12.4	6:06	6:32
9	12.4	6:06	6:33
10	12.4	6:07	6:33
11	12.4	6:07	6:33
12	12.4	6:08	6:34
13	12.4	6:08	6:34
14	12.4	6:09	6:34
15	12.4	6:09	6:34
16	12.4	6:09	6:35
17	12.4	6:10	6:35
18	12.4	6:10	6:35
19	12.4	6:11	6:35
20	12.4	6:11	6:36
21	12.4	6:12	6:36
22	12.4	6:12	6:36
23	12.4	6:13	6:36
24	12.4	6:13	6:36
25	12.4	6:13	6:36
26	12.4	6:14	6:36
27	12.4	6:14	6:37
28	12.4	6:14	6:37
29	12.4	6:15	6:37
30	12.4	6:15	6:37
31	12.4	6:16	6:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malemba-Nkulu

In seasonPeak

In January, Malemba-Nkulu sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Malemba-Nkulu's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Malemba-Nkulu?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malemba-Nkulu.

What to pack for Malemba-Nkulu in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Malemba-Nkulu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malemba-Nkulu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malemba-Nkulu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	10	9	9	7	9	12	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Malemba-Nkulu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Malemba-Nkulu is worst in August — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	11	11	30	82	88	90	68	37	20	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	30	Moderate
Jun	82	Unhealthy
Jul	88	Unhealthy
Aug	90	Unhealthy
Sep	68	Unhealthy
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Malemba-Nkulu?

Malemba-Nkulu sits at 8.0°S, 26.8°E, 572 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mulongo, 32 km away.

Topography around Malemba-Nkulu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Malemba-Nkulu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malemba-Nkulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m.

The land around Malemba-Nkulu is covered by grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (26%), wetland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

grassland 28%

16 km

262 m

shrubs 26%

80 km

1,277 m

trees 47%

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← December Malemba-Nkulu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Mulongo 32 km · Kipamba 45 km · Manono 106 km · Bukama 165 km · Kamina 212 km · Kabalo 222 km · Pweto 236 km · Nchelenge 257 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $807; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 12%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 34.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Malemba-Nkulu (-8.0448°, 26.7963°, elevation 572 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	9	91

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	9	91

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	9	91