Nguruka weather in January

In January, Nguruka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 142 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nguruka's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguruka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:57 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nguruka is settlement in Kigoma 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 Nguruka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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Nguruka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°14222.712.34.4
Feb28° / 20°10918.212.24.7
Mar28° / 20°14120.7124.7
Apr27° / 20°11617.111.95.2
May28° / 19°244.411.87.1
Jun28° / 18°00.211.77.4
Jul28° / 17°00.111.77.4
Aug30° / 19°20.411.86.6
Sep31° / 20°51125.5
Oct31° / 21°376.212.14.8
Nov29° / 20°12517.312.24.5
Dec27° / 20°16423.212.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42278
52179
62179
72179
82179
92080
102080
112080
122080
132179
142080
152080
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302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nguruka gets around 142 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
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475
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674
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1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2073
2173
2273
2373
2472
2572
2671
2771
2870
2969
3068
3167

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18911
27912
37912
47912
57912
67912
77912
87912
97912
107912
117921
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289910
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
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195calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:507:08
212.36:517:08
312.36:517:09
412.36:527:09
512.36:527:09
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1312.36:567:12
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1512.36:577:13
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1712.36:587:13
1812.36:587:14
1912.36:587:14
2012.36:597:14
2112.36:597:14
2212.37:007:15
2312.27:007:15
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2812.27:027:16
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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205.6Bright
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275.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nguruka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nguruka's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Nguruka?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nguruka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nguruka in January

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

In January, Nguruka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nguruka in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nguruka peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nguruka 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 Nguruka is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nguruka?

Nguruka sits at 5.1°S, 31.0°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Uvinza, 72 km away.

UvinzaUramboKasuluMpandaMwandigaKigomaMabamaKibondo

Topography around Nguruka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguruka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Nguruka is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Uvinza 72 km · Urambo 112 km · Kasulu 120 km · Mpanda 137 km · Mwandiga 156 km · Kigoma 159 km · Mabama 165 km · Kibondo 173 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 Nguruka (-5.1092°, 31.0419°, elevation 1,081 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).