Malakal weather in January

In January, Malakal sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Malakal's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malakal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:18 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Malakal is city in South Sudan.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malakal reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	23
4	35	23
5	35	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	35	23
16	35	23
17	35	23
18	35	23
19	35	23
20	35	23
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23
29	36	23
30	36	23
31	36	23

How January really feels in Malakal

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Malakal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	0	0.1	11.5	3.1
Feb	37° / 24°	0	0	11.7	1.7
Mar	39° / 26°	4	1	11.9	0.5
Apr	38° / 27°	27	6.7	12.2	0.9
May	36° / 26°	70	14.2	12.4	2.0
Jun	33° / 24°	102	17.2	12.5	3.0
Jul	30° / 23°	172	22.7	12.5	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	194	24	12.3	3.4
Sep	31° / 23°	129	20.2	12.1	3.5
Oct	32° / 23°	101	16.6	11.8	3.4
Nov	34° / 23°	14	3	11.6	3.4
Dec	35° / 23°	0	0.1	11.5	3.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	83	82	81	81	80	79	79	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	76	76	76	78	78	79	80	80	81	81
Cloudier (%)	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	24	24	24	22	22	21	20	20	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malakal gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
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15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
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26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

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 7:13 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:13	6:40
2	11.5	7:13	6:41
3	11.5	7:14	6:41
4	11.5	7:14	6:42
5	11.5	7:14	6:42
6	11.5	7:15	6:43
7	11.5	7:15	6:43
8	11.5	7:15	6:44
9	11.5	7:16	6:44
10	11.5	7:16	6:45
11	11.5	7:16	6:45
12	11.5	7:17	6:46
13	11.5	7:17	6:46
14	11.5	7:17	6:47
15	11.5	7:17	6:47
16	11.5	7:18	6:48
17	11.5	7:18	6:48
18	11.5	7:18	6:49
19	11.5	7:18	6:49
20	11.5	7:18	6:50
21	11.5	7:19	6:50
22	11.5	7:19	6:50
23	11.5	7:19	6:51
24	11.5	7:19	6:51
25	11.5	7:19	6:52
26	11.6	7:19	6:52
27	11.6	7:19	6:53
28	11.6	7:19	6:53
29	11.6	7:19	6:53
30	11.6	7:19	6:54
31	11.6	7:19	6:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malakal

In seasonPeak

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

Malakal's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Malakal?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malakal. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malakal in January

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

In January, Malakal sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malakal 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 Malakal peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Malakal 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 Malakal is worst in December — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	37	41	26	15	17	16	11	12	14	81	84
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	26	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	81	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Malakal?

Malakal sits at 9.5°N, 31.7°E, 400 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Leer, 216 km away.

Topography around Malakal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malakal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m.

The land around Malakal is covered by grassland (61%) and wetland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

10 m

grassland 61%

16 km

13 m

grassland 75%

80 km

36 m

grassland 63%

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← December Malakal year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Leer 216 km · Abu Jibeha 219 km · Kadugli 269 km · Āsosa 320 km · Bambesi 338 km · Gambēla 351 km · Abyei 354 km · Dilling 356 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

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 Malakal (9.5334°, 31.6605°, elevation 400 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	23
4	35	23
5	35	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	35	23
16	35	23
17	35	23
18	35	23
19	35	23
20	35	23
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23
29	36	23
30	36	23
31	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	23
4	35	23
5	35	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	35	23
16	35	23
17	35	23
18	35	23
19	35	23
20	35	23
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23
29	36	23
30	36	23
31	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	23
4	35	23
5	35	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	35	23
16	35	23
17	35	23
18	35	23
19	35	23
20	35	23
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23
29	36	23
30	36	23
31	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1