Ressano Garcia weather in January

In January, Ressano Garcia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 99 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ressano Garcia's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ressano Garcia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ressano Garcia is human settlement.

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 Ressano Garcia reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°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)
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How January really feels in Ressano Garcia

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.

Ressano Garcia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9910.613.44.3
Feb31° / 22°8810.112.94.2
Mar31° / 21°618.612.25.0
Apr29° / 19°305.211.46.4
May28° / 16°142.310.88.1
Jun26° / 14°61.710.48.8
Jul26° / 13°6110.68.9
Aug27° / 15°91.811.18.3
Sep29° / 17°202.911.86.8
Oct29° / 19°375.612.66.0
Nov30° / 20°72913.25.0
Dec31° / 22°10111.113.64.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
55050
65050
74951
85050
95050
104951
114951
124951
134852
144852
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204654
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224654
234654
244753
254852
264852
274951
285050
295050
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ressano Garcia gets around 99 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
733
833
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
2635
2734
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111752300
211752300
311752300
411752300
511751310
611751310
711751310
811651320
911651320
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:086:42
213.65:096:42
313.55:106:43
413.55:106:43
513.55:116:43
613.55:126:43
713.55:126:43
813.55:136:44
913.55:146:44
1013.55:146:44
1113.55:156:44
1213.55:166:44
1313.55:166:44
1413.45:176:44
1513.45:186:44
1613.45:196:44
1713.45:196:44
1813.45:206:44
1913.45:216:44
2013.45:216:44
2113.45:226:44
2213.35:236:44
2313.35:246:43
2413.35:246:43
2513.35:256:43
2613.35:266:43
2713.35:276:42
2813.25:276:42
2913.25:286:42
3013.25:296:41
3113.25:306:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.8Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ressano Garcia

In seasonPeak

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

Ressano Garcia's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ressano Garcia?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ressano Garcia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ressano Garcia in January

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

In January, Ressano Garcia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ressano Garcia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ressano Garcia peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ressano Garcia 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 Ressano Garcia is worst in June — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateJun 2041 µg/m³Jan 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun42Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ressano Garcia?

Ressano Garcia sits at 25.4°S, 32.0°E, 125 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Komatipoort, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ressano Garcia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ressano Garcia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,379 m.

The land around Ressano Garcia is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
1,379 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Komatipoort 4.0 km · Kamaqhekeza 29 km · Driekoppies 52 km · Schoemansdal 57 km · Matsulu 65 km · Matola 74 km · Boane 75 km · Manhiça 82 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 Ressano Garcia (-25.4428°, 31.9953°, elevation 125 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).