Mbanza-Ngungu weather in January

In January, Mbanza-Ngungu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 154 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mbanza-Ngungu's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbanza-Ngungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Mbanza-Ngungu is locality in Kongo - Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located along the Matadi-Kinshasa railway line of which it is the main stage.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mbanza-Ngungu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22821
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42821
52821
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How January really feels in Mbanza-Ngungu

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Mbanza-Ngungu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°1542312.33.8
Feb29° / 21°1141812.23.9
Mar30° / 21°14720.7123.7
Apr30° / 21°2012511.93.2
May28° / 21°9516.411.84.9
Jun27° / 19°40.811.77.8
Jul26° / 18°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 18°61.411.87.5
Sep28° / 20°185.3126.5
Oct29° / 21°11318.312.14.4
Nov29° / 21°22225.912.23.4
Dec28° / 21°20526.812.33.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mbanza-Ngungu gets around 154 mm of rain over 23 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
280
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579
679
779
878
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1077
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1276
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1575
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1774
1873
1973
2072
2172
2271
2371
2470
2569
2669
2768
2868
2967
3067
3166

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102872
202872
302971
402971
502971
602971
703070
803070
903169
1003268
1113267
1213366
1313366
1413366
1513465
1613465
1713465
1813465
1913465
2013465
2113465
2213465
2313366
2413366
2503268
2603268
2703169
2803070
2903070
3002971
3102971

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:556:13
212.35:556:13
312.35:566:14
412.35:566:14
512.35:576:14
612.35:576:15
712.35:586:15
812.35:586:15
912.35:596:16
1012.35:596:16
1112.35:596:17
1212.36:006:17
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2912.26:066:21
3012.26:076:21
3112.26:076:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
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275.0Bright
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295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mbanza-Ngungu

In seasonPeak

In January, Mbanza-Ngungu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbanza-Ngungu's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Mbanza-Ngungu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbanza-Ngungu.

What to pack for Mbanza-Ngungu in January

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

In January, Mbanza-Ngungu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbanza-Ngungu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbanza-Ngungu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mbanza-Ngungu 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 Mbanza-Ngungu is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1660 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mbanza-Ngungu?

Mbanza-Ngungu sits at 5.3°S, 14.9°E, 735 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Inkisi, 26 km away.

Brazzaville

Topography around Mbanza-Ngungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbanza-Ngungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 684 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Mbanza-Ngungu is covered by grassland (35%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
754 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Inkisi 26 km · Kimpese 58 km · Kasangulu 82 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Cuímba 99 km · Masina 114 km · Kinshasa 115 km · Brazzaville 120 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 Mbanza-Ngungu (-5.2584°, 14.8584°, elevation 735 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).