Le Tampon weather in January

In January, Le Tampon sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 280 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Le Tampon's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Tampon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Le Tampon is commune in La Réunion, France.

Density
495/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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Le Tampon reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Le Tampon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°28023.913.24.5
Feb25° / 21°26422.712.74.4
Mar25° / 20°21221.312.25.0
Apr24° / 19°9318.211.55.6
May22° / 18°8617.1115.8
Jun20° / 16°5013.710.75.9
Jul20° / 15°4914.310.85.7
Aug20° / 15°4512.611.36.1
Sep21° / 15°451211.96.2
Oct22° / 16°5613.412.56.2
Nov24° / 18°9616.4135.8
Dec25° / 20°17421.613.35.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42476
52476
62575
72674
82674
92773
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
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182971
192971
203070
212971
222971
232971
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Le Tampon gets around 280 mm of rain over 23.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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378
478
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977
1076
1176
1276
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1475
1575
1675
1776
1876
1976
2076
2177
2277
2377
2477
2578
2678
2778
2878
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1131644
2030664
3029674
4027694
5026704
6025705
7025705
8024715
9024715
10024706
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13023716
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16023707
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18021727
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21019738
22018739
23018739
24017749
250167410
260157510
270147610
280147511
290137611
300137512
310127612

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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297calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:436:59
213.35:437:00
313.35:447:00
413.35:457:00
513.35:457:00
613.25:467:01
713.25:467:01
813.25:477:01
913.25:487:01
1013.25:487:02
1113.25:497:02
1213.25:507:02
1313.25:507:02
1413.25:517:02
1513.25:527:02
1613.25:527:02
1713.25:537:02
1813.15:547:02
1913.15:547:02
2013.15:557:02
2113.15:567:02
2213.15:567:02
2313.15:577:02
2413.15:587:02
2513.15:587:02
2613.05:597:02
2713.05:597:01
2813.06:007:01
2913.06:017:01
3013.06:017:01
3113.06:027:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Le Tampon

In seasonPeak

In January, Le Tampon sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Le Tampon sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Le Tampon's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Le Tampon?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Le Tampon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Tampon in January

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

In January, Le Tampon sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Le Tampon in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 16 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Le Tampon in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Tampon peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Le Tampon?

Le Tampon sits at 21.3°S, 55.5°E, 585 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Saint-Pierre, 8.0 km away.

Saint-PierreSaint-LouisSaint-JosephPiton Saint-LeuSaint-LeuSaint-BenoîtSaint-AndréSaint-Paul

Topography around Le Tampon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Tampon has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,446 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Le Tampon is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
615 m
16 km
2,446 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Saint-Pierre 8.0 km · Saint-Louis 11 km · Saint-Joseph 15 km · Piton Saint-Leu 22 km · Saint-Leu 27 km · Saint-Benoît 34 km · Saint-André 37 km · Saint-Paul 39 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Le Tampon (-21.2766°, 55.5177°, elevation 585 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).