Loudima weather in January

In January, Loudima sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 151 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Loudima's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loudima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Loudima is human settlement in 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 Loudima reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 Loudima

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.

Loudima weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°15123.112.23.1
Feb31° / 23°13320.212.13.0
Mar32° / 23°13521.1122.9
Apr31° / 23°14621.311.93.0
May31° / 23°6814.211.84.1
Jun28° / 21°30.611.86.7
Jul27° / 20°10.311.87.2
Aug28° / 20°30.711.96.9
Sep29° / 21°113.1125.7
Oct31° / 23°921612.13.7
Nov31° / 23°18025.212.22.9
Dec30° / 23°19126.112.23.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
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101585
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Loudima gets around 151 mm of rain over 23.1 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 75% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
576
676
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876
976
1076
1176
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1476
1576
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1776
1876
1976
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2176
2275
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3072
3172

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 (%)
11954
21954
31954
41954
50964
60964
70955
80955
90955
100955
110955
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140955
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160946
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240937
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260937
270937
280937
290937
300928
310928

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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
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314calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:046:18
212.26:046:18
312.26:056:19
412.26:056:19
512.26:066:20
612.26:066:20
712.26:076:20
812.26:076:21
912.26:086:21
1012.26:086:21
1112.26:086:22
1212.26:096:22
1312.26:096:23
1412.26:106:23
1512.26:106:23
1612.26:116:23
1712.26:116:24
1812.26:116:24
1912.26:126:24
2012.26:126:25
2112.26:136:25
2212.26:136:25
2312.26:136:25
2412.26:146:25
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2612.26:146:26
2712.26:156:26
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3012.26:156:26
3112.26:166:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Loudima

In seasonPeak

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

Loudima'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 Loudima?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loudima.

What to pack for Loudima in January

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

In January, Loudima sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Loudima 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 Loudima 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
Aug7High
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Loudima 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 Loudima is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1946 µg/m³Nov 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep23Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loudima?

Loudima sits at 4.1°S, 13.1°E, 150 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nkayi, 25 km away.

SibitiBelizeBouansaLoutétéBuco Zau

Topography around Loudima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loudima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m.

The land around Loudima is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
807 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nkayi 25 km · Kayes 26 km · Dolisie 45 km · Sibiti 58 km · Belize 68 km · Bouansa 78 km · Loutété 89 km · Buco Zau 92 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 Loudima (-4.1162°, 13.0676°, elevation 150 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).