Kibondo weather in January

In January, Kibondo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 137 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:01 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kibondo is town in Kigoma, 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 Kibondo 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)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
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202717
212717
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

Kibondo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°13722.112.24.6
Feb27° / 17°10518.112.14.8
Mar27° / 17°14523124.5
Apr26° / 17°16322.211.94.5
May27° / 17°549.511.86.5
Jun27° / 17°40.911.87.7
Jul28° / 16°10.311.87.5
Aug29° / 17°71.511.96.4
Sep30° / 18°225.1125.5
Oct29° / 18°7212.912.15.0
Nov27° / 17°13621.612.24.5
Dec26° / 17°15923.312.24.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122080
132080
142080
152080
162080
172179
182179
192179
202179
212278
222377
232377
242476
252575
262674
272773
282773
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kibondo gets around 137 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
374
474
574
675
775
875
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1773
1873
1972
2071
2171
2270
2369
2469
2568
2668
2767
2866
2965
3064
3164

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
103898
203898
303898
403889
503889
603889
702899
8028810
9028810
10028810
11028810
12028810
13028711
14028711
15028711
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17028711
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19028612
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21028612
22028513
23028513
24028513
25028513
26028513
27038314
28138214
29138214
30138214
31148114

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:54 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:547:06
212.26:557:07
312.26:557:07
412.26:567:08
512.26:567:08
612.26:567:08
712.26:577:09
812.26:577:09
912.26:587:10
1012.26:587:10
1112.26:597:10
1212.26:597:11
1312.27:007:11
1412.27:007:11
1512.27:007:12
1612.27:017:12
1712.27:017:12
1812.27:027:13
1912.27:027:13
2012.27:027:13
2112.27:037:13
2212.27:037:14
2312.27:037:14
2412.27:047:14
2512.27:047:14
2612.27:047:14
2712.27:057:15
2812.27:057:15
2912.27:057:15
3012.27:057:15
3112.27:067:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kibondo

In seasonPeak

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

Kibondo's rainy season runs November–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 Kibondo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kibondo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibondo in January

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

In January, Kibondo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kibondo 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 Kibondo peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibondo 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 Kibondo is worst in July — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (April, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1962 µg/m³Apr 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kibondo?

Kibondo sits at 3.6°S, 30.7°E, 1,505 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Cendajuru, 36 km away.

ZanandoreKarusiBugaramaGitegaDiobahikaUyovu

Topography around Kibondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Kibondo is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Cendajuru 36 km · Kakonko 43 km · Zanandore 77 km · Karusi 82 km · Bugarama 82 km · Gitega 90 km · Diobahika 93 km · Uyovu 96 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 Kibondo (-3.5864°, 30.7203°, elevation 1,505 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).