Kasungu weather in January

In January, Kasungu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 181 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kasungu's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 24.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:35 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Kasungu is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kasungu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Kasungu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-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	27° / 19°	181	24.4	12.7	4.1
Feb	27° / 19°	150	21.2	12.4	4.3
Mar	27° / 19°	101	19	12.1	5.1
Apr	27° / 17°	24	5.9	11.7	7.3
May	26° / 15°	3	0.8	11.4	8.5
Jun	24° / 12°	1	0.1	11.2	9.1
Jul	24° / 12°	1	0.1	11.3	9.1
Aug	26° / 14°	1	0.2	11.6	8.8
Sep	28° / 16°	1	0.3	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 19°	7	1.4	12.3	6.2
Nov	31° / 20°	33	6.2	12.6	5.1
Dec	28° / 20°	132	18.3	12.8	4.5

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 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	8
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	89	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kasungu gets around 181 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	72	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	80
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% 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
Humid (%)	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	77	77	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:17 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)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:27	6:12
2	12.8	5:27	6:12
3	12.7	5:28	6:13
4	12.7	5:28	6:13
5	12.7	5:29	6:13
6	12.7	5:29	6:14
7	12.7	5:30	6:14
8	12.7	5:30	6:14
9	12.7	5:31	6:15
10	12.7	5:31	6:15
11	12.7	5:32	6:15
12	12.7	5:32	6:15
13	12.7	5:33	6:15
14	12.7	5:34	6:16
15	12.7	5:34	6:16
16	12.7	5:35	6:16
17	12.7	5:35	6:16
18	12.7	5:36	6:16
19	12.7	5:36	6:17
20	12.7	5:37	6:17
21	12.7	5:37	6:17
22	12.7	5:38	6:17
23	12.6	5:38	6:17
24	12.6	5:39	6:17
25	12.6	5:39	6:17
26	12.6	5:40	6:17
27	12.6	5:40	6:17
28	12.6	5:41	6:17
29	12.6	5:41	6:17
30	12.6	5:42	6:17
31	12.6	5:42	6:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.92 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)	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kasungu

In seasonPeak

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

Kasungu's monsoon runs December–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 Kasungu?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kasungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasungu in January

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

In January, Kasungu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Kasungu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasungu peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very 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)	17	15	16	13	10	9	10	10	12	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Kasungu 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 Kasungu is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	12	13	13	12	13	14	16	22	25	32	18	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kasungu?

Kasungu sits at 13.0°S, 33.5°E, 1,051 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mponela, 62 km away.

Topography around Kasungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasungu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m around an average of 1,052 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Kasungu is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

398 m

cropland 49%

16 km

454 m

cropland 72%

80 km

1,324 m

cropland 48%

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

January weather nearby: Mponela 62 km · Lundazi 89 km · Nkhotakota 89 km · Mchinji 107 km · Lilongwe 109 km · Chipata 112 km · Mzimba 127 km · Salima 134 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 53% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $672; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 33.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
Religion

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 Kasungu (-13.0333°, 33.4833°, elevation 1,051 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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	80
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	80
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	80
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84