Ushirombo weather in January

In January, Ushirombo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 123 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ushirombo's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushirombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:56 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ushirombo is town in Geita, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ushirombo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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)
12718
22718
32818
42818
52818
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Ushirombo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°12319.312.24.9
Feb28° / 18°8915.612.14.7
Mar28° / 18°13918.2124.8
Apr27° / 18°12617.311.95.1
May28° / 18°335.811.86.5
Jun29° / 18°30.811.86.7
Jul29° / 18°20.311.86.7
Aug30° / 19°91.611.96.1
Sep31° / 19°244.1125.4
Oct30° / 19°6310.712.14.8
Nov28° / 18°1572012.24.5
Dec27° / 18°15122.512.24.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152674
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182773
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202872
212872
222872
232872
242971
252971
262971
273070
283169
293169
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ushirombo gets around 123 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
465
565
665
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1663
1763
1863
1963
2062
2162
2262
2361
2461
2560
2660
2759
2858
2957
3057
3156

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. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115742
215742
315643
415643
515643
615643
715643
815643
915643
1015643
1115742
1215742
1315841
1415841
1515841
1615940
1715940
1816039
1916039
2016039
2116039
2216039
2316138
2425939
2525939
2625939
2725939
2825840
2935740
3035740
3135740

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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25calm
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65calm
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255calm
265calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:497:01
212.26:507:02
312.26:507:02
412.26:517:03
512.26:517:03
612.26:527:03
712.26:527:04
812.26:537:04
912.26:537:05
1012.26:537:05
1112.26:547:05
1212.26:547:06
1312.26:557:06
1412.26:557:06
1512.26:567:07
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1812.26:577:07
1912.26:577:08
2012.26:587:08
2112.26:587:08
2212.26:587:08
2312.26:597:09
2412.26:597:09
2512.26:597:09
2612.27:007:09
2712.27:007:09
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2912.27:007:10
3012.27:017:10
3112.27:017:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
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155.5Bright
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185.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ushirombo

In seasonPeak

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

Ushirombo'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 Ushirombo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ushirombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ushirombo in January

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

In January, Ushirombo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ushirombo?

Ushirombo sits at 3.5°S, 32.0°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masumbwe, 29 km away.

GeitaKahamaKasamwa

Topography around Ushirombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushirombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Ushirombo is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Masumbwe 29 km · Buseresere 50 km · Diobahika 52 km · Uyovu 54 km · Katoro 55 km · Geita 75 km · Kahama 80 km · Kasamwa 88 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 Ushirombo (-3.4919°, 31.9639°, elevation 1,186 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).