Gamboma weather in January

In January, Gamboma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 119 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Gamboma's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamboma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:03 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Gamboma is city in Nkéni-Alima, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gamboma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Gamboma

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.

Gamboma weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°11920.212.13.4
Feb31° / 22°13119.312.13.1
Mar32° / 22°12921.5123.0
Apr31° / 22°14923.1122.9
May31° / 22°10219.511.93.5
Jun30° / 21°399.711.95.0
Jul30° / 21°29711.95.5
Aug30° / 21°641511.94.5
Sep30° / 21°11322.3123.5
Oct30° / 21°19527.2123.1
Nov30° / 21°17224.612.13.2
Dec30° / 21°14423.712.13.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32476
42476
52476
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72575
82674
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112575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gamboma gets around 119 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
366
465
565
664
764
863
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1063
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1565
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1766
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1967
2067
2168
2268
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2766
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3065
3165

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1011386
2011386
3011485
4021484
5021583
6021583
7121681
8121780
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10121879
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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 5 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 5:56 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:566:03
212.15:576:03
312.15:576:04
412.15:586:04
512.15:586:05
612.15:596:05
712.15:596:05
812.16:006:06
912.16:006:06
1012.16:016:07
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1312.16:026:08
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1512.16:036:08
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1812.16:046:09
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2112.16:056:10
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2812.16:076:12
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is January a good time to visit Gamboma?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gamboma.

What to pack for Gamboma in January

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

In January, Gamboma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gamboma 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 Gamboma peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gamboma 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 Gamboma is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateModerateJul 1956 µg/m³Oct 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gamboma?

Gamboma sits at 1.9°S, 15.9°E, 356 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bolobo, 52 km away.

OyoMossakaDjambalaOwandoMushieMakouaNioki

Topography around Gamboma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gamboma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Gamboma is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bolobo 52 km · Oyo 80 km · Mossaka 127 km · Djambala 144 km · Owando 155 km · Mushie 173 km · Makoua 211 km · Nioki 223 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 Gamboma (-1.8764°, 15.8644°, elevation 356 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).