Mouyondzi weather in January

In January, Mouyondzi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 137 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Mouyondzi's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mouyondzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mouyondzi reaches about 30°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 28°C and 32°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 Mouyondzi

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.

Mouyondzi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13722.612.23.4
Feb31° / 22°11418.312.13.4
Mar31° / 22°11319.9123.2
Apr31° / 22°13120.811.93.1
May30° / 22°6614.411.84.3
Jun28° / 20°40.811.86.9
Jul28° / 19°10.211.87.4
Aug28° / 20°30.711.96.8
Sep29° / 21°154.6125.5
Oct30° / 22°9718.312.13.7
Nov30° / 22°17325.212.23.1
Dec30° / 22°16925.312.23.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121288
131288
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mouyondzi gets around 137 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
279
379
478
578
678
777
877
976
1075
1175
1274
1374
1473
1573
1672
1772
1872
1971
2071
2170
2270
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2469
2569
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2768
2868
2968
3068
3168

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14960
24960
34960
44960
54960
65950
75950
85950
95950
105950
115950
125950
135950
145950
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246940
256940
265950
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295950
305941
315941

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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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 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:016:14
212.26:016:15
312.26:026:15
412.26:026:16
512.26:036:16
612.26:036:16
712.26:036:17
812.26:046:17
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1012.26:056:18
1112.26:056:18
1212.26:066:19
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1412.26:076:19
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2012.26:096:21
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2712.26:116:22
2812.26:126:22
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3112.26:126:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.68 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 Mouyondzi

In seasonPeak

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

Mouyondzi'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 Mouyondzi?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mouyondzi.

What to pack for Mouyondzi in January

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

In January, Mouyondzi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mouyondzi 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 Mouyondzi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (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 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mouyondzi 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 Mouyondzi is worst in August — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1851 µg/m³Nov 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug52Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mouyondzi?

Mouyondzi sits at 4.0°S, 13.9°E, 510 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bouansa, 31 km away.

SibitiNkayiKayesLoudimaDolisieBelize

Topography around Mouyondzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mouyondzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Mouyondzi is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
404 m
80 km
709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bouansa 31 km · Loutété 35 km · Sibiti 73 km · Nkayi 74 km · Kayes 75 km · Loudima 96 km · Dolisie 142 km · Belize 148 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 Mouyondzi (-3.9944°, 13.9272°, elevation 510 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).