Mossendjo weather in January

In January, Mossendjo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 249 mm of rain across 27.7 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 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mossendjo's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossendjo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
249 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
85%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Mossendjo is village in Republic of the Congo.

Density
3,821/km²
people per km²

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 Mossendjo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Mossendjo

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.

Mossendjo 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°24927.712.23.0
Feb30° / 22°2012412.12.9
Mar30° / 22°19126123.0
Apr30° / 22°21225.611.93.0
May29° / 22°13721.711.93.7
Jun27° / 20°163.911.86.9
Jul26° / 19°61.511.87.4
Aug26° / 19°112.611.97.1
Sep28° / 21°4010.5125.7
Oct29° / 21°21026.612.13.2
Nov29° / 21°30928.512.12.9
Dec29° / 21°30429.312.22.9

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 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13694
14595
15595
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mossendjo gets around 249 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3087
3187

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110900
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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 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:17
212.26:086:18
312.26:086:18
412.26:096:19
512.26:096:19
612.26:106:19
712.26:106:20
812.26:116:20
912.26:116:21
1012.26:116:21
1112.26:126:21
1212.26:126:22
1312.26:136:22
1412.26:136:22
1512.26:136:23
1612.26:146:23
1712.26:146:23
1812.26:156:24
1912.16:156:24
2012.16:156:24
2112.16:166:24
2212.16:166:25
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2412.16:176:25
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2712.16:186:26
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2912.16:186:26
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3112.16:196:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mossendjo

In seasonPeak

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

Mossendjo'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 Mossendjo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mossendjo.

What to pack for Mossendjo in January

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

In January, Mossendjo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mossendjo 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 Mossendjo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mossendjo 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 Mossendjo is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1128 µg/m³Nov 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mossendjo?

Mossendjo sits at 2.9°S, 12.7°E, 448 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Sibiti, 108 km away.

SibitiLoudimaDolisieNkayiKayesMoandaFrancevilleMouyondzi

Topography around Mossendjo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossendjo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Mossendjo is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
338 m
80 km
751 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Sibiti 108 km · Loudima 136 km · Dolisie 139 km · Nkayi 152 km · Kayes 154 km · Moanda 163 km · Franceville 176 km · Mouyondzi 179 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 Mossendjo (-2.9497°, 12.7042°, elevation 448 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).