Ngerengere weather in January

In January, Ngerengere sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ngerengere's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngerengere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:26 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ngerengere is place in Coastal, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ngerengere reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23223
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313223

How January really feels in Ngerengere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ngerengere weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°8412.512.33.7
Feb32° / 23°8211.412.23.6
Mar31° / 22°13721.1123.4
Apr29° / 21°1142211.93.9
May28° / 20°5311.411.75.8
Jun28° / 18°113.211.66.9
Jul28° / 18°82.311.67.2
Aug29° / 18°133.911.86.6
Sep30° / 18°154.5126.0
Oct31° / 20°459.112.25.0
Nov31° / 21°6015.712.34.0
Dec32° / 22°8916.612.43.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204555
214555
224456
234456
244456
254555
264555
274654
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ngerengere gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
344
444
544
644
744
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1443
1543
1642
1741
1841
1940
2039
2139
2238
2338
2437
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3135

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1134650
2135640
3135640
4135640
5135640
6135640
7135640
8135640
9135640
10035650
11035650
12035650
13035650
14036640
15036631
16037621
17037621
18038611
19039601
20039601
21040591
22041581
23041581
24042571
25043561
26044551
27044551
28045541
29045541
30045541
31045550

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

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
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166calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
277calm
287calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:196:42
212.46:206:43
312.46:206:43
412.46:216:43
512.46:216:44
612.46:226:44
712.46:226:45
812.46:236:45
912.46:236:45
1012.46:236:46
1112.46:246:46
1212.46:246:46
1312.46:256:47
1412.46:256:47
1512.46:266:47
1612.46:266:47
1712.36:276:48
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1912.36:286:48
2012.36:286:48
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2212.36:296:49
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2712.36:316:49
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2912.36:316:50
3012.36:326:50
3112.36:326:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ngerengere

In seasonPeak

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

Ngerengere's rainy season runs December–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 Ngerengere?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngerengere.

What to pack for Ngerengere in January

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

In January, Ngerengere sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngerengere in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ngerengere peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ngerengere 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 Ngerengere is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1822 µg/m³Nov 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ngerengere?

Ngerengere sits at 6.8°S, 38.1°E, 196 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chalinze, 29 km away.

MvomeroMadiziniKibahaMagole

Topography around Ngerengere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngerengere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,615 m.

The land around Ngerengere is covered by trees (38%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
451 m
80 km
2,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Chalinze 29 km · Lugoba 41 km · Morogoro 51 km · Mlandizi 68 km · Mvomero 82 km · Madizini 86 km · Kibaha 88 km · Magole 92 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 Ngerengere (-6.75°, 38.1167°, elevation 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. 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).