Kilindoni weather in January

In January, Kilindoni sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kilindoni's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilindoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kilindoni is place in Pwani, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kilindoni reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
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How January really feels in Kilindoni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kilindoni weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°719.912.46.4
Feb28° / 27°649.312.36.0
Mar28° / 27°19120.912.14.5
Apr28° / 26°31125.411.84.1
May27° / 26°16617.711.65.6
Jun26° / 25°429.211.57.1
Jul25° / 24°246.611.67.7
Aug25° / 24°174.911.78.2
Sep25° / 24°123.9128.4
Oct26° / 25°366.912.27.7
Nov27° / 26°661112.46.7
Dec28° / 26°9514.912.56.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55545
65545
75446
85446
95347
105347
115248
125248
135149
145149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kilindoni gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1436
1535
1634
1733
1832
1931
2030
2129
2228
2327
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2525
2625
2724
2824
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15842
25941
36040
46040
56139
66238
76337
86436
96535
106634
116733
126832
136931
146931
157030
167129
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297228
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Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:38
212.56:116:39
312.46:126:39
412.46:126:39
512.46:136:40
612.46:136:40
712.46:146:40
812.46:146:41
912.46:156:41
1012.46:156:41
1112.46:166:42
1212.46:166:42
1312.46:176:42
1412.46:176:43
1512.46:186:43
1612.46:186:43
1712.46:196:43
1812.46:196:44
1912.46:206:44
2012.46:206:44
2112.46:206:44
2212.46:216:44
2312.46:216:44
2412.46:226:45
2512.46:226:45
2612.46:226:45
2712.46:236:45
2812.46:236:45
2912.46:246:45
3012.46:246:45
3112.36:246:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.13 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
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
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146.1Intense
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226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kilindoni

In seasonPeak

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

Kilindoni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kilindoni's monsoon runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kilindoni?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kilindoni for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kilindoni in January

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

In January, Kilindoni sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kilindoni in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kilindoni in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kilindoni peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kilindoni 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 Kilindoni is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³Nov 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kilindoni?

Kilindoni sits at 7.9°S, 39.7°E, 33 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bungu, 73 km away.

BunguIkwiririKibitiMkurangaVikinduMwandegeKilwa MasokoDar es Salaam

Topography around Kilindoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilindoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m.

The land around Kilindoni is covered by water (38%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
285 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Bungu 73 km · Ikwiriri 76 km · Kibiti 83 km · Mkuranga 102 km · Vikindu 109 km · Mwandege 112 km · Kilwa Masoko 114 km · Dar es Salaam 129 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 Kilindoni (-7.9145°, 39.662°, elevation 33 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).