Lalago weather in January

In January, Lalago sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 108 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Lalago's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lalago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:48 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lalago reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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202919
212919
222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

How January really feels in Lalago

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.

Lalago weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°10816.212.24.7
Feb30° / 19°8212.312.14.6
Mar30° / 19°9313124.7
Apr30° / 19°699.611.95.1
May30° / 19°162.711.85.9
Jun30° / 18°10.311.86.3
Jul29° / 17°10.111.86.7
Aug30° / 18°20.311.96.1
Sep32° / 19°30.6125.3
Oct32° / 20°172.712.14.6
Nov31° / 20°739.312.24.4
Dec29° / 19°13416.212.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24357
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
84060
93961
103961
113862
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
174060
184060
194159
204159
214159
224357
234258
244258
254258
264258
274357
284357
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lalago gets around 108 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1454
1554
1653
1753
1852
1952
2051
2151
2250
2349
2449
2548
2647
2747
2846
2946
3046
3145

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110125028
210124929
39124930
49124930
58124930
68125030
77125130
87125130
96135130
106135130
115135329
125135329
135135428
145135527
155135527
165145526
175145625
185145724
195145724
206155623
216155623
226155722
236155722
247165522
257165522
267165522
278175322
288175421
298175421
309185221
319185221

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
317calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:416:53
212.26:426:54
312.26:426:54
412.26:436:55
512.26:436:55
612.26:446:55
712.26:446:56
812.26:456:56
912.26:456:56
1012.26:466:57
1112.26:466:57
1212.26:466:58
1312.26:476:58
1412.26:476:58
1512.26:486:59
1612.26:486:59
1712.26:486:59
1812.26:496:59
1912.26:497:00
2012.26:507:00
2112.26:507:00
2212.26:507:00
2312.26:517:01
2412.26:517:01
2512.26:517:01
2612.26:527:01
2712.26:527:01
2812.26:527:02
2912.26:527:02
3012.26:537:02
3112.26:537:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lalago

In seasonPeak

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

Lalago'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 Lalago?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lalago for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lalago in January

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

In January, Lalago sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lalago 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 Lalago peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lalago 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 Lalago is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1916 µg/m³May 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lalago?

Lalago sits at 3.5°S, 34.0°E, 1,176 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Somanda, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lalago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lalago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 1,179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Lalago is covered by cropland (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
222 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Somanda 9.0 km · Kishapu 21 km · Nyalikungu 35 km · Shanwa 38 km · Mwadui 40 km · Mwanhuzi 41 km · Kisesa 46 km · Songwa 49 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 Lalago (-3.45°, 33.95°, elevation 1,176 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).