Namanyere weather in January

In January, Namanyere sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 273 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% 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 Namanyere's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namanyere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:53 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Namanyere is settlement in Rukwa 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Namanyere 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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Namanyere 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
Jan24° / 17°27327.812.43.9
Feb24° / 17°21923.212.24.2
Mar24° / 17°24825.412.14.4
Apr24° / 17°13416.611.85.6
May25° / 16°274.711.77.9
Jun25° / 15°20.311.68.7
Jul25° / 14°00.111.68.9
Aug27° / 16°10.211.88.4
Sep28° / 18°81.5127.4
Oct28° / 19°496.812.26.4
Nov26° / 18°1681712.35.3
Dec24° / 17°27925.712.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Namanyere gets around 273 mm of rain over 27.8 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18893
27903
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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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 6:46 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:467:12
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412.46:487:13
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2212.46:567:18
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2412.46:577:18
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2712.36:587:19
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Namanyere

In seasonPeak

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

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

Namanyere's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Namanyere?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namanyere.

What to pack for Namanyere in January

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

In January, Namanyere sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namanyere 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 Namanyere peaks around March 11 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 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Namanyere 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 Namanyere is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2136 µg/m³May 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namanyere?

Namanyere sits at 7.5°S, 31.1°E, 1,531 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chala, 25 km away.

SumbawangaKitukuMataiMpandaMpulungu

Topography around Namanyere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namanyere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,546 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Namanyere is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), water (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,666 m
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January weather nearby: Chala 25 km · Usevia 51 km · Kirando 51 km · Sumbawanga 80 km · Kituku 93 km · Matai 101 km · Mpanda 130 km · Mpulungu 139 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 Namanyere (-7.5167°, 31.05°, elevation 1,531 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).