Urambo weather in January

In January, Urambo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 148 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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:53 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Urambo 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
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42819
52819
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How January really feels in Urambo

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.

Urambo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14820.912.34.7
Feb28° / 19°11416.712.24.6
Mar28° / 19°14418.1124.8
Apr28° / 19°11014.311.95.5
May29° / 19°243.711.86.5
Jun29° / 18°10.211.76.7
Jul29° / 17°0011.76.8
Aug31° / 19°10.211.86.0
Sep32° / 20°20.6125.1
Oct32° / 21°223.612.14.4
Nov30° / 20°11013.212.24.5
Dec28° / 19°1652112.34.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32872
42872
52872
62773
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142575
152575
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202773
212773
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232773
242773
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272971
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292971
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Urambo gets around 148 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. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
470
570
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1369
1469
1569
1668
1768
1868
1967
2067
2166
2266
2366
2465
2565
2665
2764
2864
2963
3063
3163

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
132176
232077
332077
431978
531978
631879
721880
821880
921880
1021880
1111881
1211881
1311881
1411881
1511881
1611881
1711881
1811980
1911980
2011980
2111980
2211980
2311980
2411980
2521979
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2721880
2821880
2921880
3031879
3131879

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:467:04
212.36:477:04
312.36:477:04
412.36:487:05
512.36:487:05
612.36:497:06
712.36:497:06
812.36:507:06
912.36:507:07
1012.36:517:07
1112.36:517:07
1212.36:517:08
1312.36:527:08
1412.36:527:08
1512.36:537:09
1612.36:537:09
1712.36:547:09
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2012.36:557:10
2112.36:557:10
2212.26:567:10
2312.26:567:11
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2512.26:577:11
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2712.26:577:11
2812.26:587:11
2912.26:587:12
3012.26:587:12
3112.26:587:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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125.5Bright
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145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Urambo

In seasonPeak

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

Urambo'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 Urambo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Urambo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urambo in January

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

In January, Urambo 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 Urambo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urambo 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Urambo 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 Urambo is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1018 µg/m³May 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Urambo?

Urambo sits at 5.1°S, 32.0°E, 1,104 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mabama, 54 km away.

TumbiTaboraSikongeNgurukaKahamaNzegaMasumbwe

Topography around Urambo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m.

The land around Urambo is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
351 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Mabama 54 km · Tumbi 76 km · Tabora 86 km · Sikonge 101 km · Nguruka 112 km · Kahama 150 km · Nzega 157 km · Masumbwe 160 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 Urambo (-5.0667°, 32.05°, elevation 1,104 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. 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).