Dareda weather in January

In January, Dareda sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 353 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dareda's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dareda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
353 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Dareda is ward in Babati Rural District, Manyara Region.

Density
634/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dareda reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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
132515
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272515
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292515
302515
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Dareda 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
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
163961
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dareda gets around 353 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 53% 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
852
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1552
1652
1751
1850
1950
2049
2149
2248
2347
2447
2546
2646
2745
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1255025
2255025
3255026
4244926
5244926
6244927
7244927
8234927
9234927
10234928
11234928
12234928
13234928
14234928
15234927
16244927
17244927
18254926
19254926
20264925
21274825
22274825
23284725
24294624
25304624
26314524
27324424
28324424
29334324
30344324
31344224

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:34 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:346:48
212.26:346:49
312.26:356:49
412.26:356:49
512.26:366:50
612.26:366:50
712.26:376:51
812.26:376:51
912.26:376:51
1012.26:386:52
1112.26:386:52
1212.26:396:52
1312.26:396:53
1412.26:406:53
1512.26:406:53
1612.26:406:54
1712.26:416:54
1812.26:416:54
1912.26:426:55
2012.26:426:55
2112.26:426:55
2212.26:436:55
2312.26:436:55
2412.26:436:56
2512.26:446:56
2612.26:446:56
2712.26:446:56
2812.26:456:56
2912.26:456:56
3012.26:456:57
3112.26:466:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dareda

In seasonPeak

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

Dareda's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Dareda?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dareda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dareda in January

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

In January, Dareda sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dareda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dareda peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dareda?

Dareda sits at 4.2°S, 35.5°E, 1,618 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bashanet, 15 km away.

Topography around Dareda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dareda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,615 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Dareda is covered by cropland (54%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,324 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bashanet 15 km · Babati 22 km · Dongobesh 25 km · Nangwa 30 km · Magugu 33 km · Galappo 34 km · Katesh 39 km · Mbulu 41 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 Dareda (-4.2167°, 35.55°, elevation 1,618 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).