Owando weather in January

In January, Owando sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 81 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Owando's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owando's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Owando is town.

Density
94/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 Owando reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Owando

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.

Owando weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°8115.4123.7
Feb32° / 22°10716.5123.2
Mar32° / 23°14521.4123.0
Apr31° / 23°14923.2122.9
May31° / 23°12121.8123.4
Jun30° / 22°5913.3124.6
Jul29° / 22°4912.3125.0
Aug30° / 22°7917.2124.2
Sep30° / 22°13123.6123.3
Oct30° / 22°18327.1123.0
Nov30° / 22°17424.4123.2
Dec30° / 22°11219.9123.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
142377
152377
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202377
212377
222377
232476
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312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Owando gets around 81 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
247
347
447
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1247
1347
1448
1548
1649
1750
1851
1951
2052
2152
2253
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3054
3154

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101110880
201111870
301111870
401112860
502212840
602212840
712213820
812213820
912213820
1012213820
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1212213820
1312213820
1412213820
1512212830
1611212840
1711211850
1801211860
1901210870
2001210870
210129880
220029890
230029890
240028900
250028891
260028891
270018901
280018901
290018901
300018892
310018892

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 6 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 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:596:00
212.05:596:01
312.06:006:01
412.06:006:02
512.06:016:02
612.06:016:03
712.06:016:03
812.06:026:03
912.06:026:04
1012.06:036:04
1112.06:036:05
1212.06:036:05
1312.06:046:05
1412.06:046:06
1512.06:056:06
1612.06:056:06
1712.06:056:07
1812.06:066:07
1912.06:066:07
2012.06:066:08
2112.06:076:08
2212.06:076:08
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3112.06:096:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Owando?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Owando.

What to pack for Owando in January

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

In January, Owando sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Owando in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Owando peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Owando 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 Owando is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateAug 1040 µg/m³Oct 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Owando?

Owando sits at 0.5°S, 15.9°E, 355 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Makoua, 62 km away.

MakouaOyoMossakaGambomaBoloboPokolaOuessoDjambala

Topography around Owando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owando has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Owando is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
173 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Makoua 62 km · Oyo 76 km · Mossaka 129 km · Gamboma 155 km · Bolobo 190 km · Pokola 215 km · Ouesso 234 km · Djambala 262 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 Owando (-0.4819°, 15.8999°, elevation 355 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).