Kagano weather in January

In January, Kagano sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 75 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kagano's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kagano reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°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)
12218
22218
32218
42218
52218
62218
72218
82218
92218
102218
112218
122218
132218
142218
152218
162218
172218
182218
192218
202218
212218
222218
232218
242218
252218
262218
272218
282218
292218
302218
312218

Kagano weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 18°7515.112.15.6
Feb22° / 19°5912.512.15.9
Mar22° / 19°11118.1125.2
Apr22° / 18°17722.1124.5
May22° / 19°911511.95.8
Jun22° / 19°173.911.97.5
Jul22° / 18°41.111.98.1
Aug22° / 19°153.711.97.6
Sep22° / 19°5311.2126.3
Oct22° / 18°16521.712.14.7
Nov22° / 18°18223.312.14.3
Dec22° / 18°11719.312.15.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61882
71882
81882
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171783
181783
191981
201981
211981
222179
232179
242278
252278
262377
272476
282476
292476
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kagano gets around 75 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
556
655
754
854
953
1052
1152
1251
1350
1450
1549
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2145
2245
2344
2444
2543
2643
2742
2842
2941
3041
3141

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
165941
175941
186040
196040
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040
295941
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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:11
212.16:036:11
312.16:046:12
412.16:046:12
512.16:056:13
612.16:056:13
712.16:066:13
812.16:066:14
912.16:066:14
1012.16:076:14
1112.16:076:15
1212.16:086:15
1312.16:086:16
1412.16:086:16
1512.16:096:16
1612.16:096:17
1712.16:106:17
1812.16:106:17
1912.16:106:17
2012.16:116:18
2112.16:116:18
2212.16:116:18
2312.16:126:19
2412.16:126:19
2512.16:126:19
2612.16:136:19
2712.16:136:19
2812.16:136:20
2912.16:136:20
3012.16:146:20
3112.16:146:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kagano

In seasonPeak

None of Kagano's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kagano's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Kagano?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kagano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kagano in January

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

In January, Kagano sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kagano in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kagano peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kagano 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 Kagano is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kagano?

Kagano sits at 2.3°S, 29.1°E, 1,558 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kirambo, 6.0 km away.

Kirimbi

Topography around Kagano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,495 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,646 m.

The land around Kagano is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kirambo 6.0 km · Nyabitekeli 7.0 km · Bushekeri 9.0 km · Rangiro 10 km · Shangi 12 km · Macuba 12 km · Cyato 12 km · Kirimbi 15 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Kagano (-2.3429°, 29.0912°, elevation 1,558 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).