Songo weather in January

In January, Songo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 227 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 12% 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 Songo's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Songo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Songo is town 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Songo 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 27°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)
13123
23123
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How January really feels in Songo

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.

Songo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°22722.212.83.4
Feb30° / 23°16017.212.53.8
Mar31° / 22°7912.712.14.5
Apr30° / 21°163.511.75.9
May29° / 18°40.811.37.4
Jun27° / 16°20.711.18.5
Jul26° / 16°20.611.28.6
Aug29° / 18°10.311.57.4
Sep32° / 20°10.311.95.2
Oct35° / 23°6112.43.5
Nov35° / 24°477.712.72.7
Dec32° / 23°17318.912.93.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112377
122377
132377
142377
152278
162179
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212278
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232278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Songo gets around 227 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
270
370
469
569
668
768
868
968
1069
1169
1270
1370
1471
1571
1672
1772
1873
1973
2074
2174
2274
2374
2474
2574
2673
2773
2873
2972
3072
3171

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11622701
21723681
31723681
41724680
51724680
61725670
70825670
80825670
90824680
100824680
110824680
120823690
130722710
140722710
150721720
160620740
170620740
180619750
190518770
200518770
210518761
220417781
230418771
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250318781
260318781
270319771
280319771
290319771
300320761
310320770

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

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 5:25 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:256:19
212.95:256:20
312.95:266:20
412.95:266:20
512.95:276:21
612.95:286:21
712.95:286:21
812.95:296:22
912.95:296:22
1012.95:306:22
1112.95:306:22
1212.95:316:23
1312.95:326:23
1412.85:326:23
1512.85:336:23
1612.85:336:23
1712.85:346:23
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1912.85:356:24
2012.85:356:24
2112.85:366:24
2212.85:376:24
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2612.75:396:24
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2812.75:406:24
2912.75:406:23
3012.75:416:23
3112.75:416:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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65.6Bright
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125.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Songo

In seasonPeak

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

Songo'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 Songo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Songo.

What to pack for Songo in January

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

In January, Songo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Songo 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 Songo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 18UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Songo 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 Songo is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1636 µg/m³Apr 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Songo?

Songo sits at 15.6°S, 32.8°E, 910 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Tete, 108 km away.

TeteMoatizeKateteSindaMwanzaUlonguéMchinjiLilongwe

Topography around Songo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m around an average of 878 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Songo is covered by grassland (34%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
559 m
16 km
885 m
80 km
1,177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tete 108 km · Moatize 118 km · Katete 187 km · Sinda 188 km · Mwanza 189 km · Ulongué 197 km · Mchinji 200 km · Lilongwe 212 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 Songo (-15.5958°, 32.7647°, elevation 910 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).