Usevia weather in January

In January, Usevia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 99 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 12.4 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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Usevia's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Usevia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 19.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:53 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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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 Usevia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How January really feels in Usevia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Usevia 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° / 20°	99	19.4	12.4	4.3
Feb	29° / 20°	78	15.6	12.2	4.3
Mar	29° / 20°	85	17.2	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 20°	43	9.6	11.8	5.4
May	30° / 20°	5	1	11.7	6.3
Jun	29° / 18°	0	0	11.6	7.1
Jul	29° / 17°	0	0	11.6	7.5
Aug	30° / 19°	0	0	11.8	6.5
Sep	32° / 20°	1	0.1	12	5.2
Oct	33° / 22°	13	2.7	12.2	4.1
Nov	31° / 21°	68	11.6	12.3	4.1
Dec	29° / 20°	104	19.1	12.4	4.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Usevia gets around 99 mm of rain over 19.4 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 63% and peaks near 65% 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 (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	60
30	59
31	59

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% 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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Humid (%)	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Muggy (%)	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	70
2	2	28	70
3	2	28	70
4	2	28	70
5	1	27	72
6	1	27	72
7	1	27	72
8	1	27	72
9	1	27	72
10	1	27	72
11	1	27	72
12	0	28	72
13	0	28	72
14	0	28	72
15	0	28	72
16	0	28	72
17	0	28	72
18	0	28	72
19	0	29	71
20	0	29	71
21	0	29	71
22	1	29	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	30	69
28	1	30	69
29	1	30	69
30	1	30	69
31	2	30	68

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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22	5	calm
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:18 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59
Sunset (PM)	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:46	7:10
2	12.4	6:47	7:11
3	12.4	6:47	7:11
4	12.4	6:48	7:12
5	12.4	6:48	7:12
6	12.4	6:49	7:12
7	12.4	6:49	7:13
8	12.4	6:49	7:13
9	12.4	6:50	7:13
10	12.4	6:50	7:14
11	12.4	6:51	7:14
12	12.4	6:51	7:14
13	12.4	6:52	7:15
14	12.4	6:52	7:15
15	12.4	6:53	7:15
16	12.4	6:53	7:15
17	12.4	6:54	7:16
18	12.4	6:54	7:16
19	12.4	6:55	7:16
20	12.4	6:55	7:16
21	12.4	6:55	7:17
22	12.3	6:56	7:17
23	12.3	6:56	7:17
24	12.3	6:57	7:17
25	12.3	6:57	7:17
26	12.3	6:57	7:17
27	12.3	6:58	7:17
28	12.3	6:58	7:18
29	12.3	6:58	7:18
30	12.3	6:59	7:18
31	12.3	6:59	7:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Usevia?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Usevia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Usevia in January

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

In January, Usevia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Usevia 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 Usevia peaks around March 11 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	14	11	10	10	10	12	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Usevia 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 Usevia is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	10	8	8	24	36	40	29	17	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Usevia?

Usevia sits at 7.1°S, 31.2°E, 928 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Namanyere, 51 km away.

Topography around Usevia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Usevia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 931 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m.

The land around Usevia is covered by cropland (54%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

cropland 54%

16 km

935 m

cropland 30%

80 km

1,561 m

trees 45%

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

January weather nearby: Namanyere 51 km · Chala 54 km · Kirando 78 km · Mpanda 86 km · Sumbawanga 105 km · Kituku 125 km · Matai 137 km · Baudhuinville 165 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 Usevia (-7.1°, 31.2333°, elevation 928 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	60
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	70
2	2	28	70
3	2	28	70
4	2	28	70
5	1	27	72
6	1	27	72
7	1	27	72
8	1	27	72
9	1	27	72
10	1	27	72
11	1	27	72
12	0	28	72
13	0	28	72
14	0	28	72
15	0	28	72
16	0	28	72
17	0	28	72
18	0	28	72
19	0	29	71
20	0	29	71
21	0	29	71
22	1	29	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	30	69
28	1	30	69
29	1	30	69
30	1	30	69
31	2	30	68

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	60
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	70
2	2	28	70
3	2	28	70
4	2	28	70
5	1	27	72
6	1	27	72
7	1	27	72
8	1	27	72
9	1	27	72
10	1	27	72
11	1	27	72
12	0	28	72
13	0	28	72
14	0	28	72
15	0	28	72
16	0	28	72
17	0	28	72
18	0	28	72
19	0	29	71
20	0	29	71
21	0	29	71
22	1	29	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	30	69
28	1	30	69
29	1	30	69
30	1	30	69
31	2	30	68

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	60
30	59
31	59

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	70
2	2	28	70
3	2	28	70
4	2	28	70
5	1	27	72
6	1	27	72
7	1	27	72
8	1	27	72
9	1	27	72
10	1	27	72
11	1	27	72
12	0	28	72
13	0	28	72
14	0	28	72
15	0	28	72
16	0	28	72
17	0	28	72
18	0	28	72
19	0	29	71
20	0	29	71
21	0	29	71
22	1	29	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	30	69
28	1	30	69
29	1	30	69
30	1	30	69
31	2	30	68