Kibaigwa weather in January

In January, Kibaigwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 102 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kibaigwa's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibaigwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Kibaigwa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282818
292818
302818
312818

Kibaigwa 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
Jan27° / 18°10215.512.35.6
Feb27° / 18°8212.612.25.7
Mar27° / 18°9917.8125.3
Apr25° / 18°6616.311.95.7
May25° / 16°205.311.77.6
Jun24° / 14°31.111.78.4
Jul23° / 13°10.411.78.4
Aug24° / 14°20.511.88.5
Sep25° / 14°20.8128.5
Oct27° / 16°112.912.17.8
Nov28° / 17°38712.36.9
Dec28° / 18°7512.712.36.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64258
74159
84060
94060
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173763
183862
193862
203862
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kibaigwa gets around 102 mm of rain over 15.5 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
551
651
751
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1351
1451
1551
1650
1749
1849
1948
2048
2147
2247
2347
2446
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1019729
2019729
30197110
40197110
50187111
60187111
70187012
80177013
90177013
100167014
110167014
120167014
130157015
140157015
150157015
160157015
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181156915
191156915
201166815
211166815
221176715
231186615
241186615
251196515
261206415
271206415
281216315
291216315
301226215
311226215

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 6:26 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:266:47
212.36:276:47
312.36:276:48
412.36:286:48
512.36:286:49
612.36:296:49
712.36:296:49
812.36:306:50
912.36:306:50
1012.36:306:50
1112.36:316:51
1212.36:316:51
1312.36:326:51
1412.36:326:52
1512.36:336:52
1612.36:336:52
1712.36:346:52
1812.36:346:53
1912.36:346:53
2012.36:356:53
2112.36:356:53
2212.36:366:54
2312.36:366:54
2412.36:366:54
2512.36:376:54
2612.36:376:54
2712.36:376:54
2812.36:386:54
2912.36:386:55
3012.36:386:55
3112.36:396:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kibaigwa

In seasonPeak

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

Kibaigwa's rainy season runs December–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 Kibaigwa?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kibaigwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibaigwa in January

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

In January, Kibaigwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibaigwa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kibaigwa peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kibaigwa?

Kibaigwa sits at 6.1°S, 36.6°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Geiro, 26 km away.

KibakweMsoweroDumilaMagoleLubataKilosa

Topography around Kibaigwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibaigwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,178 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m.

The land around Kibaigwa is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
733 m
80 km
1,821 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Geiro 26 km · Mpwapwa 35 km · Kibakwe 77 km · Msowero 79 km · Dumila 84 km · Magole 87 km · Lubata 89 km · Kilosa 92 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 Kibaigwa (-6.0812°, 36.6466°, elevation 1,186 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).