Cuamba weather in January

In January, Cuamba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 257 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cuamba's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
257 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:19 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Cuamba is city in Mozambique.

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 Cuamba 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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22921
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42921
52921
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72921
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292921
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312921

How January really feels in Cuamba

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.

Cuamba 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°2572512.83.5
Feb29° / 21°18119.312.54.0
Mar29° / 21°1091612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°295.111.76.6
May27° / 17°40.811.38.1
Jun26° / 15°10.211.18.6
Jul25° / 15°10.111.28.6
Aug27° / 16°10.311.58.1
Sep30° / 18°40.411.96.5
Oct32° / 21°111.612.35.0
Nov32° / 22°567.512.74.0
Dec30° / 22°17819.912.93.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42080
51981
61882
71783
81684
91486
101387
111387
121288
131288
141387
151387
161387
171387
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201387
211387
221486
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291783
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cuamba gets around 257 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
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478
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981
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1182
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2180
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2579
2679
2778
2878
2977
3077
3176

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155540
255441
355342
455243
555243
655144
745145
845145
945046
1045046
1144947
1244947
1344947
1434948
1534948
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1934849
2034750
2134750
2234651
2334651
2434552
2534552
2634552
2734453
2834453
2934453
3034453
3134552

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 5:11 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:116:03
212.95:126:03
312.95:126:04
412.95:136:04
512.85:136:04
612.85:146:05
712.85:146:05
812.85:156:05
912.85:166:05
1012.85:166:06
1112.85:176:06
1212.85:176:06
1312.85:186:06
1412.85:186:06
1512.85:196:07
1612.85:196:07
1712.85:206:07
1812.85:216:07
1912.85:216:07
2012.85:226:07
2112.85:226:07
2212.75:236:07
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2412.75:246:07
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2612.75:256:07
2712.75:256:07
2812.75:266:07
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3012.75:276:07
3112.75:276:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
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155.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cuamba

In seasonPeak

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

Cuamba's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Cuamba?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuamba.

What to pack for Cuamba in January

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

In January, Cuamba sees daytime highs around 29°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 Cuamba 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 Cuamba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cuamba 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 Cuamba is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2146 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cuamba?

Cuamba sits at 14.8°S, 36.5°E, 586 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mutuáli, 51 km away.

MandimbaMangochiLiwondeZombaAlto Molocue

Topography around Cuamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Cuamba is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
1,000 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Mutuáli 51 km · Gurúè 88 km · Malema 96 km · Mandimba 108 km · Mangochi 142 km · Liwonde 144 km · Zomba 146 km · Alto Molocue 154 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 Cuamba (-14.8031°, 36.5372°, elevation 586 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).