Korogwe weather in January

In January, Korogwe sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Korogwe's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korogwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:27 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Korogwe is town in Korogwe District, Tanga 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Korogwe reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33222
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How January really feels in Korogwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Korogwe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°6810.312.34.2
Feb32° / 22°618.912.24.1
Mar31° / 22°12920.1123.5
Apr28° / 22°22226.811.93.6
May27° / 20°18922.111.84.8
Jun26° / 18°5614.611.75.9
Jul26° / 17°4814.211.76.0
Aug26° / 18°5716.511.85.7
Sep27° / 18°5214.9125.9
Oct28° / 20°10416.312.15.4
Nov29° / 21°10018.912.24.3
Dec31° / 22°9416.912.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85842
95743
105743
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175743
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225743
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315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Korogwe gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1535
1635
1734
1833
1933
2032
2131
2231
2330
2429
2529
2628
2728
2827
2927
3026
3126

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
141581
241581
342580
442580
543570
643570
744560
844560
944560
1044560
1145550
1245550
1345550
1446540
1546540
1647530
1747521
1848511
1948511
2049501
2149501
2249501
2350501
2450491
2550491
2651481
2752480
2853470
2953470
3054460
3154460

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:206:38
212.36:216:38
312.36:216:39
412.36:226:39
512.36:226:40
612.36:236:40
712.36:236:40
812.36:246:41
912.36:246:41
1012.36:256:42
1112.36:256:42
1212.36:266:42
1312.36:266:43
1412.36:266:43
1512.36:276:43
1612.36:276:43
1712.36:286:44
1812.36:286:44
1912.36:296:44
2012.36:296:44
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2212.36:306:45
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2412.26:306:45
2512.26:316:45
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2712.26:316:46
2812.26:326:46
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3012.26:326:46
3112.26:336:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
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216.3Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Korogwe

In seasonPeak

None of Korogwe's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Korogwe's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Korogwe?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Korogwe in January

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

In January, Korogwe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Korogwe 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 Korogwe peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Korogwe 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 Korogwe is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 917 µg/m³Nov 99 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Korogwe?

Korogwe sits at 5.2°S, 38.5°E, 309 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Maramba, 18 km away.

Topography around Korogwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korogwe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,183 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,284 m.

The land around Korogwe is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
1,183 m
80 km
2,284 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Maramba 18 km · Muheza 33 km · Lushoto 46 km · Matui 47 km · Mazinde 49 km · Mlalo 55 km · Chanika 60 km · Handeni 61 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 Korogwe (-5.15°, 38.4833°, elevation 309 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).