Loandjili weather in January

In January, Loandjili sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 142 mm of rain across 21.7 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 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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Loandjili's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loandjili's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Loandjili is borough of Pointe-Noire.

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 Loandjili reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Loandjili

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Loandjili 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
Jan28° / 25°14221.712.24.4
Feb28° / 25°14619.812.24.0
Mar29° / 26°12920.9124.0
Apr28° / 25°13119.411.94.3
May27° / 25°389.311.86.4
Jun25° / 22°20.311.78.2
Jul23° / 21°10.111.88.2
Aug24° / 21°20.411.88.0
Sep25° / 23°61.7127.7
Oct26° / 24°5312.312.16.0
Nov27° / 25°14721.612.24.5
Dec27° / 25°13521.112.34.6

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
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91585
101585
111585
121585
131486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Loandjili gets around 142 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
569
670
770
870
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67426
77426
87426
97327
107327
117228
127228
137228
147129
157129
167030
177030
187030
196931
206931
216832
226733
236733
246634
256535
266436
276436
286337
296238
306238
316139

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:086:24
212.36:086:24
312.36:096:25
412.36:096:25
512.36:096:26
612.36:106:26
712.36:106:26
812.36:116:27
912.36:116:27
1012.36:126:27
1112.36:126:28
1212.36:136:28
1312.36:136:28
1412.36:146:29
1512.36:146:29
1612.26:146:29
1712.26:156:30
1812.26:156:30
1912.26:166:30
2012.26:166:30
2112.26:166:31
2212.26:176:31
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2512.26:186:31
2612.26:186:32
2712.26:186:32
2812.26:196:32
2912.26:196:32
3012.26:196:32
3112.26:206:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Loandjili

In seasonPeak

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

Loandjili's rainy season runs November–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 Loandjili?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Loandjili for sightseeing.

What to pack for Loandjili in January

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

In January, Loandjili sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Loandjili in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in July near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Loandjili 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 Loandjili peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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 15UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Loandjili 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 Loandjili is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1525 µg/m³Oct 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loandjili?

Loandjili sits at 4.8°S, 11.9°E, 7 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Pointe-Noire, 2.0 km away.

Buco ZauBelizeDolisieTshelaLoudima

Topography around Loandjili

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loandjili has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m.

The land around Loandjili is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
742 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Pointe-Noire 2.0 km · Buco Zau 77 km · Cabinda 97 km · Belize 101 km · Dolisie 109 km · Tshela 124 km · Moanda 142 km · Loudima 152 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 Loandjili (-4.7561°, 11.8578°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).