Singida weather in January

In January, Singida sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 143 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Singida's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:43 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Singida is town in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Singida reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Singida weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14316.512.25.6
Feb26° / 17°9913.612.25.7
Mar27° / 17°11313.9126.0
Apr26° / 17°658.411.96.8
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 13°00.111.78.8
Aug26° / 14°00.111.88.6
Sep27° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov28° / 17°495.512.26.4
Dec27° / 17°11913.612.35.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
53961
63961
73862
83862
93763
103763
113664
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313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Singida gets around 143 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
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454
555
655
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856
956
1056
1156
1256
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1555
1654
1754
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1952
2051
2151
2250
2350
2449
2549
2649
2749
2849
2949
3049
3149

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11825570
21825570
31725580
41724590
51724590
61624600
71624600
81524610
91524610
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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238calm
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258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:52
212.36:366:53
312.36:376:53
412.36:376:54
512.36:386:54
612.36:386:54
712.36:396:55
812.36:396:55
912.36:406:56
1012.36:406:56
1112.36:416:56
1212.36:416:57
1312.36:426:57
1412.36:426:57
1512.36:426:58
1612.36:436:58
1712.26:436:58
1812.26:446:58
1912.26:446:59
2012.26:446:59
2112.26:456:59
2212.26:456:59
2312.26:457:00
2412.26:467:00
2512.26:467:00
2612.26:477:00
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2912.26:477:00
3012.26:487:01
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Singida

In seasonPeak

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

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

Singida's rainy season runs December–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 Singida?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Singida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Singida in January

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

In January, Singida sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Singida in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Singida peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Singida?

Singida sits at 4.8°S, 34.7°E, 1,508 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Puma, 20 km away.

Topography around Singida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 1,504 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Singida is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Puma 20 km · Ilongero 22 km · Mungaa 23 km · Sepuka 24 km · Igugunu 30 km · Mtinko 32 km · Ikungi 35 km · Basotu 63 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 Singida (-4.8163°, 34.7436°, elevation 1,508 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).