Ngororero weather in January

In January, Ngororero sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 182 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Ngororero's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngororero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ngororero is place in Western 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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ngororero reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
152313
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172313
182313
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202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272313
282313
292313
302313
312313

Ngororero weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°18221.512.14.8
Feb23° / 13°15319.812.14.8
Mar23° / 13°16223.2124.5
Apr22° / 13°14725.2124.0
May22° / 14°8317.511.95.3
Jun22° / 14°204.511.97.2
Jul22° / 14°71.811.97.8
Aug23° / 14°305.811.97.3
Sep23° / 13°6112.1126.2
Oct22° / 13°12420.5124.9
Nov22° / 13°13822.812.14.4
Dec22° / 13°15621.212.14.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171882
181882
191882
201882
211981
221981
232080
242080
252179
262179
272179
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ngororero gets around 182 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
571
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1571
1671
1770
1870
1969
2069
2168
2268
2367
2467
2566
2666
2766
2865
2965
3065
3165

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 (%)
132671
232671
332671
432671
532671
632671
732671
832662
932662
1032662
1133652
1233652
1333652
1434642
1535632
1635632
1735632
1836622
1936622
2037612
2137621
2237621
2338611
2438611
2538611
2639601
2739601
2839601
2939601
3039601
3139592

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 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:016:08
212.16:026:08
312.16:026:09
412.16:036:09
512.16:036:10
612.16:046:10
712.16:046:10
812.16:056:11
912.16:056:11
1012.16:056:12
1112.16:066:12
1212.16:066:12
1312.16:076:13
1412.16:076:13
1512.16:076:13
1612.16:086:14
1712.16:086:14
1812.16:096:14
1912.16:096:15
2012.16:096:15
2112.16:106:15
2212.16:106:15
2312.16:106:16
2412.16:116:16
2512.16:116:16
2612.16:116:16
2712.16:116:17
2812.16:126:17
2912.16:126:17
3012.16:126:17
3112.16:126:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.11 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
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ngororero

In seasonPeak

In January, Ngororero sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ngororero's rainy season runs October–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 Ngororero?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ngororero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngororero in January

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

In January, Ngororero sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ngororero 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 Ngororero peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngororero 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 Ngororero is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ngororero?

Ngororero sits at 1.9°S, 29.6°E, 1,654 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Muhanga, 20 km away.

MuhangaGitaramaMukamiraKoraBusogoMukingoGitesiShyorongi

Topography around Ngororero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngororero has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m around an average of 1,757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,368 m.

The land around Ngororero is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
685 m
16 km
1,309 m
80 km
3,368 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Muhanga 20 km · Gitarama 28 km · Mukamira 31 km · Kora 35 km · Busogo 35 km · Mukingo 37 km · Gitesi 37 km · Shyorongi 37 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 Ngororero (-1.8628°, 29.6254°, elevation 1,654 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).