Mwanhuzi weather in January

In January, Mwanhuzi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 117 mm of rain across 16.1 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 Mwanhuzi's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwanhuzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:47 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 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 Mwanhuzi 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)
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52919
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How January really feels in Mwanhuzi

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.

Mwanhuzi 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°11716.112.24.7
Feb30° / 19°8512.412.14.6
Mar30° / 19°9212.4124.7
Apr30° / 19°678.211.95.3
May30° / 19°142.511.86.1
Jun29° / 18°10.311.86.5
Jul29° / 17°10.111.86.9
Aug30° / 18°10.311.96.4
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.6
Oct32° / 20°111.812.14.8
Nov31° / 20°618.412.24.5
Dec29° / 19°13415.412.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104060
113961
123961
133961
144060
154060
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214159
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mwanhuzi gets around 117 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
654
754
854
955
1055
1155
1255
1354
1454
1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2051
2150
2250
2349
2448
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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112155122
212155122
311155123
411155024
510155124
610155025
79155125
88155225
98155225
107155325
117155424
127155424
137155424
147155523
157155622
167165522
177165621
187165621
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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 6 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
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:406:52
212.26:406:52
312.26:416:53
412.26:416:53
512.26:426:54
612.26:426:54
712.26:436:54
812.26:436:55
912.26:446:55
1012.26:446:56
1112.26:446:56
1212.26:456:56
1312.26:456:57
1412.26:466:57
1512.26:466:57
1612.26:476:58
1712.26:476:58
1812.26:476:58
1912.26:486:58
2012.26:486:59
2112.26:486:59
2212.26:496:59
2312.26:496:59
2412.26:497:00
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2712.26:507:00
2812.26:517:00
2912.26:517:00
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3112.26:517:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mwanhuzi

In seasonPeak

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

Mwanhuzi'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 Mwanhuzi?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mwanhuzi in January

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

In January, Mwanhuzi 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 Mwanhuzi 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 Mwanhuzi peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mwanhuzi?

Mwanhuzi sits at 3.5°S, 34.3°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lalago, 41 km away.

NyalikunguShanwaMwaduiKiomboi

Topography around Mwanhuzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwanhuzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Mwanhuzi is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lalago 41 km · Somanda 44 km · Kishapu 51 km · Kisesa 53 km · Nyalikungu 70 km · Shanwa 73 km · Mwadui 79 km · Kiomboi 82 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 Mwanhuzi (-3.5272°, 34.3151°, elevation 1,196 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).