Same weather in January

In January, Same sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Same's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Same's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:32 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Same is town in northern 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Same reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13020
23020
33020
43020
53020
63020
73020
83020
93020
103020
113020
123020
133020
143120
153120
163120
173120
183120
193120
203120
213120
223120
233120
243120
253120
263120
273120
283120
293120
303120
313120

How January really feels in Same

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.

Same weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°488.612.24.9
Feb31° / 20°42712.14.5
Mar31° / 21°8113.6124.1
Apr29° / 20°12420.311.94.2
May27° / 18°9013.511.85.9
Jun26° / 16°112.811.87.3
Jul26° / 15°71.811.87.6
Aug27° / 16°112.411.97.3
Sep28° / 17°112.7126.7
Oct30° / 19°37712.15.5
Nov30° / 20°601212.24.8
Dec30° / 20°6413.912.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
95941
105941
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265743
275842
285941
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Same gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
431
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1827
1927
2027
2126
2226
2325
2425
2524
2623
2723
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1184942
2184941
3185041
4195040
5195139
6195139
7195238
8195337
91105237
101105336
111105435
121115335
131115434
141115533
151115632
161125532
171125631
181135531
191135630
201145530
211145530
222155429
232165329
242175328
252185228
262185327
272195227
281205326
291205326
301215226
311215226

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:256:39
212.26:266:40
312.26:266:40
412.26:276:40
512.26:276:41
612.26:286:41
712.26:286:42
812.26:296:42
912.26:296:42
1012.26:296:43
1112.26:306:43
1212.26:306:43
1312.26:316:44
1412.26:316:44
1512.26:326:44
1612.26:326:45
1712.26:326:45
1812.26:336:45
1912.26:336:46
2012.26:346:46
2112.26:346:46
2212.26:346:46
2312.26:356:46
2412.26:356:47
2512.26:356:47
2612.26:366:47
2712.26:366:47
2812.26:366:47
2912.26:376:47
3012.26:376:48
3112.26:376:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Same

In seasonPeak

None of Same's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Same's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Same?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Same in January

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

In January, Same sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Same in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Same peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Same?

Same sits at 4.1°S, 37.7°E, 867 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lembeni, 34 km away.

TavetaMakuyuniMoshiMazindeMatui

Topography around Same

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Same has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,005 m.

The land around Same is covered by cropland (30%), shrubs (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
909 m
16 km
1,218 m
80 km
2,005 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Lembeni 34 km · Usangi 41 km · Hedaru 52 km · Taveta 74 km · Makuyuni 85 km · Moshi 91 km · Mazinde 98 km · Matui 100 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 Same (-4.0667°, 37.7333°, elevation 867 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).