Dolisie weather in January

In January, Dolisie sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 220 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dolisie's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolisie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dolisie is city in Congo-Brazzaville.

Founded
1934

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dolisie reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°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)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
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112922
122922
132922
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202922
212922
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242922
252922
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272922
282922
292922
302922
312922

How January really feels in Dolisie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 28 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
28
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.

Dolisie weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°22026.812.23.2
Feb30° / 22°18023.312.13.2
Mar30° / 22°17724.5123.1
Apr30° / 22°18023.611.93.2
May29° / 22°9417.511.84.5
Jun27° / 20°51.411.87.3
Jul26° / 18°20.311.87.7
Aug26° / 19°51.211.97.3
Sep27° / 20°185.1126.6
Oct29° / 22°1222112.14.0
Nov29° / 22°24527.312.23.1
Dec29° / 22°25828.112.23.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6793
7892
8892
9892
10892
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22694
23694
24694
25694
26694
27694
28694
29793
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dolisie gets around 220 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1389
1488
1588
1688
1788
1887
1987
2086
2186
2285
2385
2484
2584
2683
2783
2883
2983
3082
3182

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14960
24960
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
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175941
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:05 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:20
212.26:066:20
312.26:066:21
412.26:076:21
512.26:076:21
612.26:086:22
712.26:086:22
812.26:096:22
912.26:096:23
1012.26:096:23
1112.26:106:24
1212.26:106:24
1312.26:116:24
1412.26:116:25
1512.26:126:25
1612.26:126:25
1712.26:126:25
1812.26:136:26
1912.26:136:26
2012.26:146:26
2112.26:146:26
2212.26:146:27
2312.26:156:27
2412.26:156:27
2512.26:156:27
2612.26:166:28
2712.26:166:28
2812.26:166:28
2912.26:176:28
3012.26:176:28
3112.26:176:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dolisie

In seasonPeak

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

Dolisie's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Dolisie?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dolisie.

What to pack for Dolisie in January

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

In January, Dolisie sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dolisie in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dolisie peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Dolisie 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 Dolisie is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1547 µg/m³Oct 2421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dolisie?

Dolisie sits at 4.2°S, 12.7°E, 332 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Loudima, 45 km away.

Buco ZauNkayiKayesTshelaSibitiLoandjili

Topography around Dolisie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolisie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 338 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Dolisie is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
874 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Loudima 45 km · Belize 51 km · Buco Zau 65 km · Nkayi 69 km · Kayes 69 km · Tshela 94 km · Sibiti 95 km · Loandjili 109 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 Dolisie (-4.1983°, 12.6666°, elevation 332 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).