Mbulu weather in January

In January, Mbulu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 131 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mbulu's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 131 mm; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:41 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Mbulu is city in Mbulu district, Manyara, Tanzania.

Founded: 1907

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mbulu 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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

Mbulu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	131	11.4	12.2	6.3
Feb	28° / 18°	83	10	12.1	6.2
Mar	27° / 18°	113	11.7	12	6.2
Apr	25° / 17°	106	14	11.9	6.1
May	24° / 16°	33	6.2	11.8	7.6
Jun	24° / 14°	4	0.7	11.8	8.4
Jul	24° / 13°	1	0.3	11.8	8.6
Aug	25° / 14°	1	0.2	11.9	8.6
Sep	26° / 15°	1	0.2	12	8.4
Oct	28° / 16°	13	2.7	12.1	7.6
Nov	27° / 17°	60	7.4	12.2	6.8
Dec	27° / 17°	117	11.5	12.2	6.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	47	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mbulu gets around 131 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	33

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37
Comfortable (%)	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35
Humid (%)	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	38	37
2	25	38	37
3	25	39	37
4	25	39	37
5	24	39	36
6	24	40	36
7	24	40	36
8	23	40	36
9	23	41	36
10	23	41	36
11	23	41	36
12	23	41	36
13	23	41	35
14	23	42	35
15	24	42	34
16	24	42	33
17	25	42	32
18	26	42	32
19	27	42	31
20	28	41	30
21	29	40	30
22	30	40	30
23	32	39	29
24	33	38	29
25	34	37	29
26	35	37	28
27	35	36	28
28	36	36	28
29	36	35	28
30	37	35	28
31	37	35	28

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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31	8	calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:34	6:48
2	12.2	6:35	6:48
3	12.2	6:35	6:48
4	12.2	6:36	6:49
5	12.2	6:36	6:49
6	12.2	6:37	6:50
7	12.2	6:37	6:50
8	12.2	6:38	6:50
9	12.2	6:38	6:51
10	12.2	6:39	6:51
11	12.2	6:39	6:52
12	12.2	6:39	6:52
13	12.2	6:40	6:52
14	12.2	6:40	6:53
15	12.2	6:41	6:53
16	12.2	6:41	6:53
17	12.2	6:42	6:53
18	12.2	6:42	6:54
19	12.2	6:42	6:54
20	12.2	6:43	6:54
21	12.2	6:43	6:55
22	12.2	6:43	6:55
23	12.2	6:44	6:55
24	12.2	6:44	6:55
25	12.2	6:44	6:55
26	12.2	6:45	6:56
27	12.2	6:45	6:56
28	12.2	6:45	6:56
29	12.2	6:46	6:56
30	12.2	6:46	6:56
31	12.2	6:46	6:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mbulu

In seasonPeak

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

Mbulu'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 Mbulu?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbulu in January

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

In January, Mbulu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Mbulu 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 Mbulu peaks around March 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	15	12	10	11	12	14	15	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mbulu?

Mbulu sits at 3.9°S, 35.5°E, 1,815 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dongobesh, 29 km away.

Topography around Mbulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbulu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,792 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Mbulu is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

cropland 60%

16 km

1,175 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

2,403 m

shrubs 28%

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← December Mbulu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Dongobesh 29 km · Magugu 32 km · Dareda 41 km · Bashanet 45 km · Babati 47 km · Galappo 58 km · Kiratu 59 km · Mto wa Mbu 66 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

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 Mbulu (-3.85°, 35.5333°, elevation 1,815 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	38	37
2	25	38	37
3	25	39	37
4	25	39	37
5	24	39	36
6	24	40	36
7	24	40	36
8	23	40	36
9	23	41	36
10	23	41	36
11	23	41	36
12	23	41	36
13	23	41	35
14	23	42	35
15	24	42	34
16	24	42	33
17	25	42	32
18	26	42	32
19	27	42	31
20	28	41	30
21	29	40	30
22	30	40	30
23	32	39	29
24	33	38	29
25	34	37	29
26	35	37	28
27	35	36	28
28	36	36	28
29	36	35	28
30	37	35	28
31	37	35	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	38	37
2	25	38	37
3	25	39	37
4	25	39	37
5	24	39	36
6	24	40	36
7	24	40	36
8	23	40	36
9	23	41	36
10	23	41	36
11	23	41	36
12	23	41	36
13	23	41	35
14	23	42	35
15	24	42	34
16	24	42	33
17	25	42	32
18	26	42	32
19	27	42	31
20	28	41	30
21	29	40	30
22	30	40	30
23	32	39	29
24	33	38	29
25	34	37	29
26	35	37	28
27	35	36	28
28	36	36	28
29	36	35	28
30	37	35	28
31	37	35	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	38	37
2	25	38	37
3	25	39	37
4	25	39	37
5	24	39	36
6	24	40	36
7	24	40	36
8	23	40	36
9	23	41	36
10	23	41	36
11	23	41	36
12	23	41	36
13	23	41	35
14	23	42	35
15	24	42	34
16	24	42	33
17	25	42	32
18	26	42	32
19	27	42	31
20	28	41	30
21	29	40	30
22	30	40	30
23	32	39	29
24	33	38	29
25	34	37	29
26	35	37	28
27	35	36	28
28	36	36	28
29	36	35	28
30	37	35	28
31	37	35	28