Montepuez weather in January

In January, Montepuez sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 228 mm of rain across 25 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 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 oppressive.

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 Montepuez's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montepuez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 228 mm; 25 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:12 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Montepuez is city in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Montepuez reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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 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)	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How January really feels in Montepuez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 8 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Montepuez 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	29° / 22°	228	25	12.7	3.5
Feb	29° / 22°	192	21.8	12.4	3.6
Mar	29° / 21°	138	20.5	12.1	4.2
Apr	28° / 21°	42	8.3	11.7	6.0
May	28° / 19°	4	1.2	11.4	7.7
Jun	27° / 17°	2	0.6	11.2	8.4
Jul	26° / 17°	1	0.4	11.3	8.4
Aug	28° / 17°	2	0.5	11.6	8.0
Sep	30° / 18°	2	0.6	11.9	6.6
Oct	31° / 20°	8	1.8	12.3	5.4
Nov	32° / 21°	35	5.7	12.6	4.5
Dec	31° / 22°	151	17.8	12.8	3.8

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	23	21	20	19	17	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16
Cloudier (%)	77	79	80	81	83	84	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Montepuez gets around 228 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.

	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 (%)	73	73	74	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	74
4	76
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16
Oppressive (%)	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
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11	9	calm
12	9	calm
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14	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	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 5:04 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:55 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	12.8	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	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:04	5:50
2	12.8	5:05	5:50
3	12.8	5:05	5:51
4	12.8	5:06	5:51
5	12.7	5:06	5:51
6	12.7	5:07	5:52
7	12.7	5:08	5:52
8	12.7	5:08	5:52
9	12.7	5:09	5:53
10	12.7	5:09	5:53
11	12.7	5:10	5:53
12	12.7	5:10	5:53
13	12.7	5:11	5:54
14	12.7	5:11	5:54
15	12.7	5:12	5:54
16	12.7	5:12	5:54
17	12.7	5:13	5:54
18	12.7	5:13	5:54
19	12.7	5:14	5:55
20	12.7	5:15	5:55
21	12.7	5:15	5:55
22	12.7	5:16	5:55
23	12.6	5:16	5:55
24	12.6	5:17	5:55
25	12.6	5:17	5:55
26	12.6	5:18	5:55
27	12.6	5:18	5:55
28	12.6	5:18	5:55
29	12.6	5:19	5:55
30	12.6	5:19	5:55
31	12.6	5:20	5:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
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14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
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17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Montepuez

In seasonPeak

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

Montepuez'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 Montepuez?

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 Montepuez.

What to pack for Montepuez in January

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

In January, Montepuez sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Montepuez in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

Air quality in Montepuez 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 Montepuez is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 5 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)	9	10	9	8	7	6	12	22	11	7	5	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Montepuez?

Montepuez sits at 13.1°S, 39.0°E, 532 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chiúre, 89 km away.

Topography around Montepuez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montepuez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m.

The land around Montepuez is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

236 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

392 m

grassland 43%

80 km

966 m

trees 48%

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

January weather nearby: Chiúre 89 km · Namapa-erati 111 km · Macomia 156 km · Pemba 165 km · Mueda 173 km · Ribáuè 215 km · Nampula 223 km · Namialo 226 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

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 Montepuez (-13.1256°, 38.9997°, elevation 532 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	30	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	74
4	76
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	74
4	76
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	74
4	76
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84