Chimoio weather in January

In January, Chimoio sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 199 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 13 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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chimoio's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chimoio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:24 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Chimoio is capital of Manica Province, Mozambique.

Density
2,426/km²
people per km²
Founded
1969

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chimoio reaches about 28°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 25°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)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
82821
92821
102821
112821
122821
132821
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302821
312821

Chimoio 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° / 21°19920.8134.4
Feb28° / 20°15917.912.64.8
Mar27° / 20°11616.612.15.6
Apr26° / 18°459.611.67.0
May25° / 15°164.311.18.3
Jun23° / 13°113.110.98.5
Jul23° / 13°103.4118.3
Aug25° / 14°92.911.48.6
Sep28° / 16°143.611.97.5
Oct29° / 18°336.712.46.1
Nov30° / 19°881212.95.0
Dec28° / 20°19018.413.14.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104060
114060
124060
134159
144060
154060
164060
174060
183961
193961
204060
214060
224060
234159
244258
254159
264258
274456
284555
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chimoio gets around 199 mm of rain over 20.8 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 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1168
1268
1368
1468
1568
1668
1769
1869
1969
2068
2168
2268
2367
2467
2566
2666
2765
2865
2965
3065
3165

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11115335
21115335
31115335
41125235
51125235
61125235
71135135
81135135
91135135
101135135
110135235
120135235
130135136
140135136
150125236
160125236
170125236
180115336
190115336
200115336
210105436
220105436
230105436
24095536
25095536
26095536
27095536
28085636
29085636
30085735
31085735

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 5:15 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:156:23
213.15:166:24
313.15:166:24
413.15:176:24
513.15:186:24
613.15:186:25
713.15:196:25
813.15:196:25
913.15:206:25
1013.15:216:26
1113.15:216:26
1213.15:226:26
1313.15:226:26
1413.15:236:26
1513.05:246:26
1613.05:246:26
1713.05:256:26
1813.05:266:27
1913.05:266:27
2013.05:276:27
2113.05:276:27
2213.05:286:27
2313.05:296:27
2413.05:296:26
2512.95:306:26
2612.95:306:26
2712.95:316:26
2812.95:326:26
2912.95:326:26
3012.95:336:26
3112.95:336:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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255.8Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chimoio

In seasonPeak

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

Chimoio'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 Chimoio?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Chimoio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chimoio in January

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chimoio 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 Chimoio peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chimoio 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 Chimoio is worst in September — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 19.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 13111 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug91Unhealthy
Sep115Unhealthy
Oct52Poor
Nov12Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chimoio?

Chimoio sits at 19.1°S, 33.5°E, 709 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Gondola, 18 km away.

Topography around Chimoio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chimoio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Chimoio is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
2,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gondola 18 km · Messica 44 km · Manica 67 km · Nhamatanda 78 km · Gorongosa 79 km · Machipanda 80 km · Mutare 87 km · Chimanimani 100 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Chimoio (-19.1164°, 33.4833°, elevation 709 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).