Biharamulo weather in January

In January, Biharamulo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 109 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Biharamulo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biharamulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Biharamulo is town in Kagera Region, Tanzania.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Biharamulo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
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42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
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292717
302717
312717

Biharamulo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10918.812.15.1
Feb27° / 17°7514.512.15.4
Mar27° / 18°11618.4125.1
Apr26° / 18°1472111.94.7
May27° / 18°579.711.96.5
Jun27° / 17°81.411.97.5
Jul28° / 17°40.711.97.4
Aug28° / 17°224.211.96.4
Sep28° / 18°459.3125.8
Oct27° / 18°10417.312.15.2
Nov26° / 17°1642412.14.3
Dec26° / 17°14321.912.14.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
152377
162476
172575
182575
192575
202674
212773
222773
232773
242971
252971
263070
273169
283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Biharamulo gets around 109 mm of rain over 18.8 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 61% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
467
567
667
767
866
966
1066
1165
1265
1364
1464
1563
1663
1762
1861
1960
2059
2158
2257
2356
2455
2555
2654
2754
2853
2953
3052
3152

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14933
24933
34933
44933
54933
64933
74924
84924
95914
105914
115914
125914
135914
145905
155905
165905
175905
185905
195905
205896
215896
225896
236895
246895
256895
266895
277885
287885
298875
308875
319865

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 6 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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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:53 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:537:02
212.16:547:03
312.16:547:03
412.16:557:04
512.16:557:04
612.16:567:05
712.16:567:05
812.16:577:05
912.16:577:06
1012.16:577:06
1112.16:587:06
1212.16:587:07
1312.16:597:07
1412.16:597:08
1512.17:007:08
1612.17:007:08
1712.17:007:08
1812.17:017:09
1912.17:017:09
2012.17:017:09
2112.17:027:10
2212.17:027:10
2312.17:027:10
2412.17:037:10
2512.17:037:11
2612.17:037:11
2712.17:047:11
2812.17:047:11
2912.17:047:11
3012.17:047:11
3112.17:057:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
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255.8Bright
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275.8Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Biharamulo

In seasonPeak

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

Biharamulo's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Biharamulo?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Biharamulo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biharamulo in January

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

In January, Biharamulo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Biharamulo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biharamulo peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Biharamulo 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 Biharamulo is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Biharamulo?

Biharamulo sits at 2.6°S, 31.3°E, 1,479 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chato, 51 km away.

NgaraRulengeUyovuMhalambaBuseresereKatoroKakonko

Topography around Biharamulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biharamulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Biharamulo is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chato 51 km · Ngara 74 km · Rulenge 76 km · Uyovu 76 km · Mhalamba 78 km · Buseresere 79 km · Katoro 80 km · Kakonko 82 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Biharamulo (-2.6319°, 31.3089°, elevation 1,479 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).