Mugina weather in January

In January, Mugina sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Mugina's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mugina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mugina is sector and town in Southern Province, Rwanda.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mugina reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
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302615
312615

Mugina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°7715.412.15.7
Feb26° / 15°7714.612.15.5
Mar26° / 15°10521124.9
Apr25° / 15°13724124.4
May25° / 15°8315.911.95.9
Jun25° / 15°142.711.97.7
Jul26° / 15°40.811.98.0
Aug26° / 16°24411.97.3
Sep26° / 15°5410.3126.3
Oct26° / 15°11718.6125.2
Nov25° / 15°13022.612.14.6
Dec25° / 15°9218.212.15.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112179
122179
132179
142179
152080
162080
172080
182080
192080
202179
212278
222377
232377
242377
252575
262575
272575
282674
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mugina gets around 77 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 ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
552
652
752
853
953
1053
1154
1254
1354
1454
1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2050
2149
2249
2348
2447
2546
2646
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
146036
236136
336037
436037
536037
645937
745937
845937
945937
1046036
1146036
1246135
1346234
1446234
1546333
1646432
1746432
1846531
1946630
2056530
2156629
2256728
2366628
2466628
2566727
2676627
2776627
2886527
2996427
3096427
31106228

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 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:07
212.16:006:07
312.16:016:08
412.16:016:08
512.16:026:09
612.16:026:09
712.16:036:10
812.16:036:10
912.16:036:10
1012.16:046:11
1112.16:046:11
1212.16:056:11
1312.16:056:12
1412.16:056:12
1512.16:066:12
1612.16:066:13
1712.16:076:13
1812.16:076:13
1912.16:076:14
2012.16:086:14
2112.16:086:14
2212.16:086:15
2312.16:096:15
2412.16:096:15
2512.16:096:15
2612.16:106:15
2712.16:106:16
2812.16:106:16
2912.16:106:16
3012.16:116:16
3112.16:116:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mugina?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mugina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mugina in January

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

In January, Mugina sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mugina 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 Mugina peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mugina 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 Mugina is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³May 966 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mugina?

Mugina sits at 2.1°S, 29.9°E, 1,526 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 16 km away.

Kamuhanda / RuyenziGitaramaRuhangoKigaliNyamataMuhangaShyorongiNdera

Topography around Mugina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mugina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 1,476 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,085 m.

The land around Mugina is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
507 m
80 km
2,085 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 16 km · Gitarama 21 km · Ruhango 21 km · Kigali 22 km · Nyamata 25 km · Muhanga 28 km · Shyorongi 28 km · Ndera 31 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 Mugina (-2.1057°, 29.9417°, elevation 1,526 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).