Tabora weather in January

In January, Tabora sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 152 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 14% 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 Tabora's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabora's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 152 mm; 20.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:50 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Tabora is city in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Tabora 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 on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

Tabora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	152	20.9	12.3	4.7
Feb	28° / 19°	113	16.4	12.2	4.8
Mar	28° / 19°	129	17.1	12	5.0
Apr	28° / 19°	80	12.2	11.9	5.8
May	29° / 19°	14	2.9	11.8	6.7
Jun	29° / 18°	0	0.1	11.7	7.0
Jul	29° / 17°	0	0	11.7	7.2
Aug	30° / 18°	1	0.2	11.8	6.4
Sep	31° / 20°	2	0.4	12	5.5
Oct	32° / 21°	18	3.1	12.1	4.8
Nov	30° / 20°	94	11.6	12.2	4.7
Dec	28° / 19°	155	19.7	12.3	4.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 69%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	66	67	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tabora gets around 152 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	67	67	68	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	69
14	69
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	63
26	63
27	63
28	63
29	62
30	62
31	62

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Humid (%)	49	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	47
Muggy (%)	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	7	49	42
2	2	7	49	43
3	2	6	48	43
4	2	6	49	44
5	1	5	49	44
6	1	5	49	45
7	1	5	49	45
8	1	4	50	45
9	1	4	50	45
10	1	4	50	45
11	0	4	51	45
12	0	3	53	44
13	0	3	53	44
14	0	3	53	44
15	0	3	54	43
16	0	3	54	43
17	0	3	54	43
18	0	4	53	43
19	0	4	53	43
20	0	4	53	43
21	0	4	53	43
22	0	5	51	44
23	0	5	51	44
24	0	5	51	44
25	0	5	50	45
26	0	5	49	46
27	0	5	48	46
28	1	6	48	46
29	1	6	47	47
30	1	6	47	47
31	1	6	47	47

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55
Sunset (PM)	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:43	7:00
2	12.3	6:44	7:01
3	12.3	6:44	7:01
4	12.3	6:45	7:02
5	12.3	6:45	7:02
6	12.3	6:46	7:02
7	12.3	6:46	7:03
8	12.3	6:47	7:03
9	12.3	6:47	7:04
10	12.3	6:48	7:04
11	12.3	6:48	7:04
12	12.3	6:48	7:05
13	12.3	6:49	7:05
14	12.3	6:49	7:05
15	12.3	6:50	7:06
16	12.3	6:50	7:06
17	12.3	6:51	7:06
18	12.3	6:51	7:06
19	12.3	6:51	7:07
20	12.3	6:52	7:07
21	12.2	6:52	7:07
22	12.2	6:53	7:07
23	12.2	6:53	7:07
24	12.2	6:53	7:08
25	12.2	6:54	7:08
26	12.2	6:54	7:08
27	12.2	6:54	7:08
28	12.2	6:55	7:08
29	12.2	6:55	7:08
30	12.2	6:55	7:09
31	12.2	6:55	7:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tabora

In seasonPeak

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

Tabora'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 Tabora?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tabora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tabora in January

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

In January, Tabora sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tabora 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 Tabora peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	16	16	15	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tabora?

Tabora sits at 5.0°S, 32.8°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tumbi, 12 km away.

Topography around Tabora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Tabora is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), shrubs (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

198 m

shrubs 49%

80 km

317 m

cropland 45%

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← December Tabora year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Tumbi 12 km · Mabama 35 km · Sikonge 69 km · Urambo 86 km · Nzega 97 km · Isaka 125 km · Tinde 133 km · Kahama 134 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

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 Tabora (-5.0162°, 32.8266°, elevation 1,191 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	69
14	69
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	63
26	63
27	63
28	63
29	62
30	62
31	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	7	49	42
2	2	7	49	43
3	2	6	48	43
4	2	6	49	44
5	1	5	49	44
6	1	5	49	45
7	1	5	49	45
8	1	4	50	45
9	1	4	50	45
10	1	4	50	45
11	0	4	51	45
12	0	3	53	44
13	0	3	53	44
14	0	3	53	44
15	0	3	54	43
16	0	3	54	43
17	0	3	54	43
18	0	4	53	43
19	0	4	53	43
20	0	4	53	43
21	0	4	53	43
22	0	5	51	44
23	0	5	51	44
24	0	5	51	44
25	0	5	50	45
26	0	5	49	46
27	0	5	48	46
28	1	6	48	46
29	1	6	47	47
30	1	6	47	47
31	1	6	47	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	69
14	69
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	63
26	63
27	63
28	63
29	62
30	62
31	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	7	49	42
2	2	7	49	43
3	2	6	48	43
4	2	6	49	44
5	1	5	49	44
6	1	5	49	45
7	1	5	49	45
8	1	4	50	45
9	1	4	50	45
10	1	4	50	45
11	0	4	51	45
12	0	3	53	44
13	0	3	53	44
14	0	3	53	44
15	0	3	54	43
16	0	3	54	43
17	0	3	54	43
18	0	4	53	43
19	0	4	53	43
20	0	4	53	43
21	0	4	53	43
22	0	5	51	44
23	0	5	51	44
24	0	5	51	44
25	0	5	50	45
26	0	5	49	46
27	0	5	48	46
28	1	6	48	46
29	1	6	47	47
30	1	6	47	47
31	1	6	47	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	69
14	69
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	63
26	63
27	63
28	63
29	62
30	62
31	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	7	49	42
2	2	7	49	43
3	2	6	48	43
4	2	6	49	44
5	1	5	49	44
6	1	5	49	45
7	1	5	49	45
8	1	4	50	45
9	1	4	50	45
10	1	4	50	45
11	0	4	51	45
12	0	3	53	44
13	0	3	53	44
14	0	3	53	44
15	0	3	54	43
16	0	3	54	43
17	0	3	54	43
18	0	4	53	43
19	0	4	53	43
20	0	4	53	43
21	0	4	53	43
22	0	5	51	44
23	0	5	51	44
24	0	5	51	44
25	0	5	50	45
26	0	5	49	46
27	0	5	48	46
28	1	6	48	46
29	1	6	47	47
30	1	6	47	47
31	1	6	47	47