Namapa-erati weather in January

In January, Namapa-erati sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 233 mm of rain across 25.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Namapa-erati's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namapa-erati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:08 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Namapa-erati reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
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How January really feels in Namapa-erati

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Namapa-erati 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
Jan30° / 23°23325.612.73.1
Feb30° / 23°18621.912.53.3
Mar30° / 22°14621.512.13.8
Apr29° / 21°5710.311.75.3
May29° / 19°81.911.46.8
Jun28° / 18°30.711.28.0
Jul27° / 17°30.611.38.1
Aug29° / 18°4111.57.3
Sep30° / 19°40.911.96.2
Oct32° / 21°112.512.35.0
Nov33° / 22°366.212.64.1
Dec32° / 23°13818.412.83.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42080
52080
61882
71783
81684
91585
101486
111486
121486
131486
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311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Namapa-erati gets around 233 mm of rain over 25.6 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 81% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
477
578
679
781
882
982
1083
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1983
2083
2183
2282
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2481
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2680
2780
2879
2979
3078
3178

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
25941
35941
44951
54951
64951
73961
83961
93961
102971
112971
122971
132971
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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317calm

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 5:00 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:005:48
212.85:005:48
312.85:015:48
412.85:025:49
512.85:025:49
612.85:035:49
712.85:035:50
812.85:045:50
912.85:045:50
1012.85:055:51
1112.85:055:51
1212.85:065:51
1312.75:065:51
1412.75:075:51
1512.75:085:52
1612.75:085:52
1712.75:095:52
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1912.75:105:52
2012.75:105:52
2112.75:115:52
2212.75:115:52
2312.75:125:53
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2512.75:135:53
2612.75:135:53
2712.65:145:53
2812.65:145:53
2912.65:155:52
3012.65:155:52
3112.65:165:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Namapa-erati

In seasonPeak

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

Namapa-erati'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 Namapa-erati?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namapa-erati.

What to pack for Namapa-erati in January

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

In January, Namapa-erati sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati peaks around January 17 at about 16 (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 highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Namapa-erati 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 Namapa-erati is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1816 µg/m³Nov 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namapa-erati?

Namapa-erati sits at 13.7°S, 39.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chiúre, 37 km away.

PembaMontepuezNacalaNamialoMonapoMossurilMacomia

Topography around Namapa-erati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namapa-erati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m.

The land around Namapa-erati is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chiúre 37 km · Pemba 111 km · Montepuez 111 km · Nacala 132 km · Namialo 135 km · Monapo 143 km · Mossuril 166 km · Macomia 166 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 Namapa-erati (-13.713°, 39.8315°, elevation 215 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).