Nzega weather in January

In January, Nzega sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 118 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 19% 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 Nzega's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:50 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Nzega is town in Tabora 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 Nzega reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
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222819
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282819
292819
302819
312819

Nzega weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11818.112.25.0
Feb29° / 19°9314.412.14.8
Mar29° / 19°11816.2124.8
Apr28° / 19°9212.411.95.3
May29° / 19°193.611.86.3
Jun29° / 18°10.311.86.8
Jul29° / 17°0011.87.1
Aug30° / 18°20.311.96.4
Sep31° / 19°40.8125.4
Oct32° / 20°214.112.14.6
Nov30° / 20°10012.212.24.6
Dec28° / 19°13418.312.24.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53763
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143367
153466
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
233565
243664
253763
263862
273862
283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nzega gets around 118 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
260
360
461
561
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1361
1461
1560
1659
1758
1857
1956
2056
2155
2255
2354
2454
2553
2653
2753
2853
2952
3052
3152

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14105432
24105432
3495532
4495532
5485533
6385732
7375832
8375832
9375931
10375931
11276130
12266230
13266329
14266329
15276328
16276328
17276328
18276427
19276427
20286327
21386227
22386227
23396028
24396028
25395929
26395929
274105729
284105630
294105630
305105530
315105530

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 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
256calm
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 6:43 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:436:58
212.26:446:58
312.26:446:58
412.26:456:59
512.26:456:59
612.26:467:00
712.26:467:00
812.26:467:00
912.26:477:01
1012.26:477:01
1112.26:487:02
1212.26:487:02
1312.26:497:02
1412.26:497:03
1512.26:507:03
1612.26:507:03
1712.26:507:03
1812.26:517:04
1912.26:517:04
2012.26:527:04
2112.26:527:04
2212.26:527:05
2312.26:537:05
2412.26:537:05
2512.26:537:05
2612.26:547:05
2712.26:547:06
2812.26:547:06
2912.26:557:06
3012.26:557:06
3112.26:557:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nzega

In seasonPeak

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

Nzega'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 Nzega?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nzega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nzega in January

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nzega 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 Nzega 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nzega?

Nzega sits at 4.2°S, 33.2°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 37 km away.

KahamaOld ShinyangaIgungaSongwaMwadui

Topography around Nzega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Nzega is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
416 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tinde 37 km · Isaka 45 km · Shinyanga 67 km · Kahama 77 km · Old Shinyanga 78 km · Igunga 78 km · Songwa 86 km · Mwadui 87 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 Nzega (-4.2167°, 33.1833°, elevation 1,241 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).