Dzaoudzi weather in January

In January, Dzaoudzi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 238 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dzaoudzi's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzaoudzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Dzaoudzi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Dzaoudzi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°23821.712.74.5
Feb28° / 26°19619.812.44.5
Mar28° / 26°1692012.14.7
Apr28° / 27°691311.76.0
May27° / 26°215.811.47.6
Jun26° / 25°122.911.38.4
Jul25° / 24°102.511.38.7
Aug25° / 24°102.111.68.9
Sep25° / 24°123.611.98.5
Oct26° / 25°205.412.38.0
Nov27° / 26°40912.67.1
Dec27° / 26°10916.512.75.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dzaoudzi gets around 238 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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 42 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:406:24
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dzaoudzi

In seasonPeak

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

Dzaoudzi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Dzaoudzi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
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Is January a good time to visit Dzaoudzi?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dzaoudzi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dzaoudzi in January

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

In January, Dzaoudzi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dzaoudzi in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Dzaoudzi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dzaoudzi peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dzaoudzi?

Dzaoudzi sits at 12.8°S, 45.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Mayotte. The nearest listed city is Labattoir, 3.0 km away.

MamoudzouKaouéniMtsapéréKoungou

Topography around Dzaoudzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzaoudzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Dzaoudzi is covered by water (77%) within 3 km, water (75%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
616 m
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January weather nearby: Labattoir 3.0 km · Mamoudzou 3.0 km · Kaouéni 4.0 km · Mtsapéré 4.0 km · Koungou 8.0 km · Moutsamoudou 116 km · Fomboni 173 km · Moroni 249 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dzaoudzi (-12.7834°, 45.2569°, elevation 26 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).