Kafia Kingi weather in January

In January, Kafia Kingi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kafia Kingi's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafia Kingi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:46 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kafia Kingi is human settlement.

Density
1/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kafia Kingi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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223318
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253418
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283418
293418
303419
313419

How January really feels in Kafia Kingi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kafia Kingi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°0011.54.5
Feb35° / 20°10.311.73.0
Mar37° / 23°71.711.91.6
Apr38° / 25°28612.21.3
May35° / 24°9415.312.42.2
Jun32° / 23°13520.112.53.2
Jul30° / 22°16323.912.53.6
Aug29° / 21°18224.912.33.6
Sep30° / 21°15823.112.13.5
Oct31° / 21°8716.211.83.9
Nov33° / 20°40.911.64.2
Dec33° / 18°0011.54.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47426
57426
67327
77228
87228
97030
107030
116931
126931
136931
146931
156832
166832
176832
186832
196832
206832
216832
226832
236832
246931
257030
267030
277129
287129
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kafia Kingi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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221000
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241000
251000
26991
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28991
29991
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31991

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:417:10
211.57:427:10
311.57:427:11
411.57:437:11
511.57:437:12
611.57:437:12
711.57:447:13
811.57:447:13
911.57:447:14
1011.57:457:14
1111.57:457:15
1211.57:457:15
1311.57:457:16
1411.57:467:16
1511.57:467:17
1611.57:467:17
1711.57:467:17
1811.57:477:18
1911.57:477:18
2011.57:477:19
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2311.57:477:20
2411.67:487:21
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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276.5Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kafia Kingi

In seasonPeak

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

Kafia Kingi's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kafia Kingi sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kafia Kingi?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kafia Kingi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kafia Kingi in January

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

In January, Kafia Kingi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kafia Kingi 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 Kafia Kingi peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kafia Kingi 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 Kafia Kingi is worst in November — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModeratePoorPoorNov 1856 µg/m³Aug 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr26Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kafia Kingi?

Kafia Kingi sits at 9.3°N, 24.4°E, 604 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Burām, 194 km away.

BurāmTullusRahad al BardiGereidaEl DaeinNyalaAweilWinejok

Topography around Kafia Kingi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafia Kingi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m.

The land around Kafia Kingi is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
737 m
treesshrubsgrassland
January weather nearby: Burām 194 km · Tullus 202 km · Rahad al Bardi 233 km · Gereida 236 km · El Daein 307 km · Nyala 313 km · Aweil 332 km · Winejok 347 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Kafia Kingi (9.2735°, 24.417°, elevation 604 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).