Wete weather in January

In January, Wete sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Wete's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:22 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Wete is city in 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 Wete reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Wete

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.

Wete weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°24512.37.4
Feb28° / 27°143.412.27.5
Mar28° / 27°8915.7125.4
Apr28° / 26°25526.911.93.9
May27° / 26°26724.111.84.6
Jun26° / 25°7215.911.75.9
Jul25° / 24°4211.711.76.7
Aug25° / 24°26811.87.6
Sep25° / 24°215.8128.0
Oct26° / 25°6610.512.17.0
Nov27° / 26°7115.112.26.0
Dec28° / 26°5813.612.36.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57327
67228
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Wete gets around 24 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
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2015
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319

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17228
27327
37426
47426
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Wind in January

Winds average 23 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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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 6:16 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:166:33
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312.36:176:34
412.36:176:34
512.36:186:35
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2212.26:256:40
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2712.26:276:41
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Wete

In seasonPeak

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

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

Wete's monsoon runs April–May, 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 Wete?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Wete for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wete in January

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

In January, Wete sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Wete in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Wete in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wete peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Wete 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 Wete is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1818 µg/m³Oct 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wete?

Wete sits at 5.1°S, 39.7°E, 53 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chake Chake, 22 km away.

TangaUkundaDiani BeachNungwiMlaloMatuga

Topography around Wete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Wete is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Chake Chake 22 km · Mkoani 36 km · Tanga 70 km · Ukunda 87 km · Diani Beach 88 km · Nungwi 89 km · Mlalo 89 km · Matuga 100 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 Wete (-5.0559°, 39.7294°, elevation 53 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).