Laela weather in January

In January, Laela sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 260 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Laela's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Laela is human settlement in 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Laela reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Laela weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°26025.912.44.2
Feb25° / 17°21522.812.34.3
Mar25° / 17°18623.512.14.6
Apr25° / 17°8115.311.85.9
May26° / 15°133.211.68.1
Jun25° / 13°0011.58.9
Jul25° / 12°0011.69.1
Aug26° / 14°0011.78.7
Sep28° / 16°10.211.98.0
Oct29° / 18°9212.26.7
Nov28° / 19°729.912.46.0
Dec25° / 18°20220.912.54.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31387
41288
51288
61288
71288
81090
91090
10991
11991
12991
13991
14892
15892
161090
171090
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201090
211189
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281090
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Laela gets around 260 mm of rain over 25.9 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1583
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2483
2584
2684
2785
2885
2985
3086
3186

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
129845
229845
318865
418865
517875
617875
717875
806895
906895
1005905
1105905
1204915
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2503907
2603907
2704897
2804897
2904897
3004897
3104897

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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264calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 6:40 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:407:10
212.56:417:10
312.56:417:10
412.56:427:11
512.56:427:11
612.56:437:12
712.56:437:12
812.56:447:12
912.56:447:13
1012.56:457:13
1112.56:457:13
1212.56:467:14
1312.56:467:14
1412.56:477:14
1512.56:477:14
1612.46:487:15
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1912.46:497:15
2012.46:497:15
2112.46:507:16
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3112.46:547:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Laela

In seasonPeak

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

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

Laela's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Laela?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Laela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laela in January

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

In January, Laela sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Laela in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Laela peaks around February 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Laela 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 Laela is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1020 µg/m³May 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Laela?

Laela sits at 8.6°S, 32.0°E, 1,564 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Matai, 66 km away.

MbalaSumbawangaMpulunguMlowoTundumaVwawaNakonde

Topography around Laela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 1,586 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Laela is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
1,248 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Matai 66 km · Mbala 81 km · Sumbawanga 82 km · Mpulungu 105 km · Mlowo 113 km · Tunduma 113 km · Vwawa 114 km · Nakonde 115 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 Laela (-8.5667°, 32.05°, elevation 1,564 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). 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).