Djambala weather in January

In January, Djambala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 163 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Djambala's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djambala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Djambala is town in Plateaux Department, Republic of the Congo.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Djambala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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Djambala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16324.612.13.8
Feb29° / 20°15522.712.13.5
Mar29° / 21°15324.8123.3
Apr29° / 21°17524.811.93.3
May29° / 20°12422.611.94.0
Jun27° / 19°318.511.96.6
Jul27° / 19°185.111.97.0
Aug27° / 19°5012.211.95.9
Sep27° / 20°10720.8124.6
Oct28° / 20°22128.912.13.6
Nov28° / 20°22428.212.13.5
Dec28° / 20°19627.512.13.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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51783
61882
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101783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Djambala gets around 163 mm of rain over 24.6 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1016930
2016930
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5126730
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26007030
27006931
28006931
29006832
30006733
31006733

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:08
212.16:006:09
312.16:016:09
412.16:016:10
512.16:026:10
612.16:026:11
712.16:036:11
812.16:036:11
912.16:036:12
1012.16:046:12
1112.16:046:13
1212.16:056:13
1312.16:056:13
1412.16:066:14
1512.16:066:14
1612.16:066:14
1712.16:076:15
1812.16:076:15
1912.16:076:15
2012.16:086:15
2112.16:086:16
2212.16:086:16
2312.16:096:16
2412.16:096:16
2512.16:096:17
2612.16:106:17
2712.16:106:17
2812.16:106:17
2912.16:116:17
3012.16:116:17
3112.16:116:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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265.2Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Djambala?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djambala.

What to pack for Djambala in January

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

In January, Djambala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Djambala 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 Djambala peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 14Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Djambala 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 Djambala is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateJul 1348 µg/m³Oct 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Djambala?

Djambala sits at 2.5°S, 14.8°E, 640 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 144 km away.

GambomaFrancevilleBoloboMouyondziBrazzavilleSibitiMoandaOyo

Topography around Djambala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djambala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Djambala is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Gamboma 144 km · Franceville 164 km · Bolobo 170 km · Mouyondzi 186 km · Brazzaville 201 km · Sibiti 201 km · Moanda 204 km · Oyo 204 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Djambala (-2.5381°, 14.7541°, elevation 640 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).