Tingi weather in January

In January, Tingi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 437 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tingi's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tingi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
437 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tingi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Tingi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°43729.812.63.6
Feb25° / 19°34025.912.43.7
Mar25° / 19°3102912.13.8
Apr24° / 18°13623.911.84.7
May23° / 15°4011.211.56.7
Jun22° / 13°185.911.47.3
Jul21° / 12°196.311.47.2
Aug23° / 14°113.811.68.2
Sep26° / 16°61.811.98.3
Oct28° / 18°235.612.37.1
Nov28° / 19°10812.412.55.6
Dec26° / 19°32025.712.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21387
31288
41288
51189
61090
7991
8991
9892
10892
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23892
24892
25892
26892
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tingi gets around 437 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
295
395
495
596
696
796
896
996
1096
1196
1296
1396
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3194

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112079
211980
311881
411881
511782
601783
701684
801684
901585
1001585
1101486
1201486
1301486
1401387
1501387
1601387
1701387
1801387
1901288
2001288
2101288
2201288
2301288
2401189
2501189
2601189
2701189
2801189
2901090
3001090
3101090

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:237:03
212.66:247:03
312.66:257:03
412.66:257:04
512.66:267:04
612.66:267:04
712.66:277:05
812.66:277:05
912.66:287:05
1012.66:287:06
1112.66:297:06
1212.66:297:06
1312.66:307:06
1412.66:307:07
1512.66:317:07
1612.66:317:07
1712.66:327:07
1812.66:327:07
1912.66:337:08
2012.66:337:08
2112.66:347:08
2212.66:347:08
2312.66:357:08
2412.56:357:08
2512.56:367:08
2612.56:367:08
2712.56:377:08
2812.56:377:08
2912.56:377:08
3012.56:387:08
3112.56:387:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tingi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tingi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tingi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tingi.

What to pack for Tingi in January

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

In January, Tingi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tingi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tingi peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tingi 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 Tingi is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1753 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep55Unhealthy
Oct42Poor
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tingi?

Tingi sits at 11.3°S, 35.0°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbinga, 41 km away.

Nkhata BayMaposeniSongeaMzuzuRumphi

Topography around Tingi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tingi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Tingi is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,334 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
January weather nearby: Mbinga 41 km · Kigonsera 56 km · Matiri 63 km · Nkhata Bay 88 km · Maposeni 89 km · Songea 96 km · Mzuzu 112 km · Rumphi 132 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 Tingi (-11.3°, 35.0333°, elevation 1,203 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).