Kalomo weather in January

In January, Kalomo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 192 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kalomo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalomo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kalomo is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kalomo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Kalomo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°19221.912.94.5
Feb27° / 18°15219.312.64.8
Mar27° / 17°1021612.15.7
Apr26° / 14°265.311.67.7
May25° / 11°30.611.29.1
Jun23° / 10.1119.2
Jul22° / 10.111.19.1
Aug26° / 11°0011.49.2
Sep29° / 15°20.511.97.2
Oct31° / 19°163.212.45.5
Nov30° / 19°9113.812.84.7
Dec27° / 18°18322134.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102476
112278
122278
132179
142179
151981
161981
171882
181882
191882
201882
211882
221981
231981
241981
251981
262080
272179
282179
292377
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kalomo gets around 192 mm of rain over 21.9 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 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
270
370
469
569
669
769
869
969
1070
1171
1272
1373
1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1975
2075
2174
2274
2374
2474
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1165142
2165142
3175042
4175043
5174943
6184943
7184943
8184843
9184843
10184843
11184843
12184843
13074943
14074943
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16075044
17065044
18065044
19065044
20065044
21065044
22055243
23055243
24055243
25055243
26055243
27055342
28055342
29055342
30055342
31055342

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 5:47 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:476:47
213.05:486:48
313.05:486:48
413.05:496:48
513.05:496:49
613.05:506:49
713.05:516:49
813.05:516:49
913.05:526:50
1013.05:526:50
1113.05:536:50
1212.95:546:50
1312.95:546:50
1412.95:556:51
1512.95:556:51
1612.95:566:51
1712.95:576:51
1812.95:576:51
1912.95:586:51
2012.95:586:51
2112.95:596:51
2212.95:596:51
2312.96:006:51
2412.86:016:51
2512.86:016:51
2612.86:026:51
2712.86:026:51
2812.86:036:51
2912.86:036:51
3012.86:046:51
3112.86:046:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kalomo

In seasonPeak

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

Kalomo's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kalomo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kalomo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalomo in January

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

In January, Kalomo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kalomo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalomo peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalomo 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 Kalomo is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Apr 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalomo?

Kalomo sits at 17.0°S, 26.5°E, 1,244 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Choma, 59 km away.

MaambaSinazongweLivingstoneVictoria FallsMonzeNamwalaHwange

Topography around Kalomo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalomo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m.

The land around Kalomo is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
801 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Choma 59 km · Maamba 80 km · Sinazongwe 107 km · Livingstone 113 km · Victoria Falls 122 km · Monze 135 km · Namwala 142 km · Hwange 149 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Kalomo (-17.0258°, 26.4837°, elevation 1,244 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).