Nametil weather in January

In January, Nametil sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 266 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Nametil's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nametil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
266 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:07 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Nametil is human settlement in Nampula, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nametil reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
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43224
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83224
93124
103124
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How January really feels in Nametil

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.

Nametil 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
Jan31° / 24°26624.812.82.8
Feb31° / 23°19120.712.53.1
Mar31° / 23°15220.812.13.6
Apr30° / 21°5211.211.75.2
May28° / 19°143.911.36.9
Jun27° / 18°103.411.17.8
Jul27° / 17°93.111.27.9
Aug29° / 18°82.411.57.2
Sep31° / 19°61.511.95.7
Oct33° / 21°142.812.44.3
Nov34° / 23°466.812.73.2
Dec33° / 24°15417.412.92.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52674
62674
72476
82377
92278
102278
112278
122080
132080
142080
152080
161981
171981
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202080
212080
221981
232080
242080
252278
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302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nametil gets around 266 mm of rain over 24.8 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
373
474
575
676
777
878
978
1079
1179
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2880
2980
3080
3179

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110846
29856
39856
48866
57876
66886
75896
85896
95896
104906
114906
124906
134906
144897
154897
164897
173907
183907
193907
203898
213898
223898
233889
243889
253889
263889
273889
2838710
2938710
303889
313889

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 4:58 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.94:585:53
212.94:595:54
312.94:595:54
412.95:005:54
512.95:005:55
612.95:015:55
712.95:025:55
812.95:025:56
912.95:035:56
1012.95:035:56
1112.95:045:56
1212.95:045:56
1312.95:055:57
1412.95:065:57
1512.85:065:57
1612.85:075:57
1712.85:075:57
1812.85:085:57
1912.85:085:57
2012.85:095:58
2112.85:105:58
2212.85:105:58
2312.85:115:58
2412.85:115:58
2512.85:125:58
2612.85:125:58
2712.75:135:57
2812.75:135:57
2912.75:145:57
3012.75:145:57
3112.75:155:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nametil

In seasonPeak

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

Nametil'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 Nametil?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nametil.

What to pack for Nametil in January

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

In January, Nametil sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nametil 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 Nametil peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 14UV 15Jun 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Nametil 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 Nametil is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2022 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nametil?

Nametil sits at 15.7°S, 39.3°E, 172 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Nampula, 68 km away.

NamialoMicoleneMonapoRibáuèIapala

Topography around Nametil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nametil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Nametil is covered by grassland (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
1,134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Nampula 68 km · Murrupula 77 km · Angoche 83 km · Namialo 112 km · Micolene 113 km · Monapo 136 km · Ribáuè 139 km · Iapala 159 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 Nametil (-15.7203°, 39.3425°, elevation 172 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).