Kora weather in January

In January, Kora sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 386 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kora's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
386 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kora reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°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)
12012
22012
32012
42012
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102012
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122012
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312112

Kora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°38623.612.14.2
Feb21° / 12°40420.412.14.4
Mar21° / 12°58627.7123.7
Apr21° / 12°47027.1123.6
May21° / 12°32221.911.94.5
Jun20° / 11°1401211.95.7
Jul21° / 11°657.311.96.4
Aug21° / 12°21114.611.95.4
Sep21° / 12°31022.7124.3
Oct21° / 12°50328.3123.5
Nov20° / 12°52028.712.13.3
Dec20° / 12°4632712.13.7

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20991
21991
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231090
241090
251189
261189
271189
281288
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kora gets around 386 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
283
383
483
582
682
781
880
980
1079
1178
1278
1377
1476
1576
1675
1775
1874
1974
2073
2173
2273
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2472
2571
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3168

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55644
65644
75743
85842
95842
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
156040
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216139
226238
236238
246238
256238
266238
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:08
212.16:036:09
312.16:046:09
412.16:046:09
512.16:046:10
612.16:056:10
712.16:056:11
812.16:066:11
912.16:066:11
1012.16:076:12
1112.16:076:12
1212.16:076:13
1312.16:086:13
1412.16:086:13
1512.16:096:14
1612.16:096:14
1712.16:096:14
1812.16:106:15
1912.16:106:15
2012.16:106:15
2112.16:116:16
2212.16:116:16
2312.16:116:16
2412.16:126:16
2512.16:126:17
2612.16:126:17
2712.16:126:17
2812.16:136:17
2912.16:136:17
3012.16:136:18
3112.16:136:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kora?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kora in January

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

In January, Kora sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kora 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 Kora peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kora 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 Kora is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kora?

Kora sits at 1.6°S, 29.4°E, 2,474 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mukamira, 6.0 km away.

MukingoGisenyiMusanzeGomaNgororeroSake

Topography around Kora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m around an average of 2,500 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,818 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,524 m.

The land around Kora is covered by cropland (58%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
437 m
16 km
2,818 m
80 km
3,524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mukamira 6.0 km · Busogo 12 km · Mukingo 15 km · Gisenyi 23 km · Musanze 24 km · Goma 25 km · Ngororero 35 km · Sake 45 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 Kora (-1.6101°, 29.445°, elevation 2,474 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).