Mpwapwa weather in January

In January, Mpwapwa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 108 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mpwapwa's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpwapwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Mpwapwa is town in Dodoma 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mpwapwa reaches about 28°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
162819
172819
182819
192819
202819
212819
222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Mpwapwa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°10817.812.34.7
Feb29° / 19°7513.912.24.8
Mar28° / 19°9016.7124.9
Apr27° / 18°449.611.96.4
May27° / 17°82.111.77.8
Jun26° / 15°10.211.68.4
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.6
Aug26° / 14°0011.88.5
Sep27° / 15°10.1128.3
Oct29° / 17°61.312.17.0
Nov30° / 18°344.812.35.9
Dec29° / 19°8813.312.45.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44060
54060
63961
73862
83763
93664
103664
113565
123565
133466
143466
153466
163565
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mpwapwa gets around 108 mm of rain over 17.8 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
360
460
560
661
761
861
961
1060
1160
1259
1358
1458
1557
1656
1755
1855
1954
2054
2153
2253
2352
2452
2551
2651
2750
2850
2950
3050
3150

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10136819
20136720
30126721
40126622
50126523
60126523
70126424
80126325
90116326
100116326
110116227
120116227
130116227
140106327
150106327
160106426
171106326
181106326
191106425
201106425
211106425
221116424
231116424
241126324
251126324
261136224
271136323
281146223
291146223
301146223
311146223

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:266:48
212.46:276:49
312.46:276:49
412.46:286:49
512.46:286:50
612.46:296:50
712.46:296:50
812.46:306:51
912.36:306:51
1012.36:316:52
1112.36:316:52
1212.36:326:52
1312.36:326:52
1412.36:336:53
1512.36:336:53
1612.36:336:53
1712.36:346:54
1812.36:346:54
1912.36:356:54
2012.36:356:54
2112.36:366:54
2212.36:366:55
2312.36:366:55
2412.36:376:55
2512.36:376:55
2612.36:376:55
2712.36:386:55
2812.36:386:56
2912.36:386:56
3012.36:396:56
3112.36:396:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mpwapwa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mpwapwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpwapwa in January

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

In January, Mpwapwa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mpwapwa 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 Mpwapwa peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mpwapwa?

Mpwapwa sits at 6.3°S, 36.5°E, 998 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibaigwa, 35 km away.

KilosaMsoweroDodomaDumilaMagole

Topography around Mpwapwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpwapwa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m around an average of 1,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Mpwapwa is covered by trees (26%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
530 m
16 km
1,201 m
80 km
1,908 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kibaigwa 35 km · Kibakwe 43 km · Geiro 48 km · Kilosa 77 km · Msowero 82 km · Dodoma 85 km · Dumila 95 km · Magole 98 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 Mpwapwa (-6.35°, 36.4833°, elevation 998 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).