Macuba weather in January

In January, Macuba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 244 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 4% 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 Macuba's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 Macuba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Macuba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 17°2442512.14.1
Feb22° / 17°20821.712.14.3
Mar22° / 17°37326124.1
Apr22° / 17°49825124.0
May22° / 17°24219.111.95.1
Jun21° / 16°668.211.96.6
Jul21° / 16°21311.97.4
Aug22° / 16°678.411.96.6
Sep22° / 17°18719.8124.9
Oct21° / 17°42727.112.13.8
Nov21° / 17°48327.612.13.6
Dec21° / 16°34826.912.13.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Macuba gets around 244 mm of rain over 25 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 81% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3177

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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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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 6:02 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:026:10
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312.16:036:11
412.16:046:12
512.16:046:12
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712.16:056:13
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1812.16:106:17
1912.16:106:17
2012.16:106:17
2112.16:116:18
2212.16:116:18
2312.16:116:18
2412.16:126:18
2512.16:126:19
2612.16:126:19
2712.16:136:19
2812.16:136:19
2912.16:136:19
3012.16:136:19
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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Macuba?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Macuba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Macuba in January

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

In January, Macuba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Macuba 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 Macuba 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 Macuba 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 Macuba 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 Macuba?

Macuba sits at 2.3°S, 29.2°E, 1,613 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kirimbi, 3.0 km away.

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Topography around Macuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macuba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 1,582 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,467 m.

The land around Macuba is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
2,467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kirimbi 3.0 km · Kirambo 6.0 km · Karambi 7.0 km · Gihombo 10 km · Cyato 10 km · Kagano 12 km · Rangiro 13 km · Mahembe 13 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 Macuba (-2.2933°, 29.1877°, elevation 1,613 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).