Mwinilunga weather in January

In January, Mwinilunga sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 239 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mwinilunga's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwinilunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
239 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Mwinilunga is human settlement in Zambia.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mwinilunga reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
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Mwinilunga 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
Jan25° / 17°23928.712.63.7
Feb26° / 17°21124.912.43.8
Mar26° / 17°21826.212.14.1
Apr26° / 16°6510.611.76.4
May27° / 15°30.811.58.4
Jun26° / 12°00.111.39.1
Jul26° / 12°0011.49.1
Aug29° / 15°0011.67.6
Sep31° / 17°81.911.95.7
Oct30° / 18°6011.712.34.7
Nov27° / 17°19025.412.54.0
Dec25° / 17°25428.912.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4496
5496
6496
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15496
16496
17496
18496
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20496
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27298
28298
29298
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mwinilunga gets around 239 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
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793
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1093
1193
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1493
1593
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2193
2293
2393
2493
2592
2692
2792
2892
2991
3091
3190

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11918
21918
31918
41918
51918
61918
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252899
262899
2728810
2828810
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3028810
3128810

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 6:05 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:056:46
212.76:066:46
312.76:066:47
412.76:076:47
512.76:076:47
612.76:086:48
712.76:086:48
812.76:096:48
912.76:096:48
1012.66:106:49
1112.66:106:49
1212.66:116:49
1312.66:116:50
1412.66:126:50
1512.66:126:50
1612.66:136:50
1712.66:136:50
1812.66:146:51
1912.66:156:51
2012.66:156:51
2112.66:156:51
2212.66:166:51
2312.66:166:51
2412.66:176:51
2512.66:176:51
2612.66:186:51
2712.56:186:51
2812.56:196:51
2912.56:196:51
3012.56:206:51
3112.56:206:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Mwinilunga

In seasonPeak

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

Mwinilunga'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 Mwinilunga?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mwinilunga.

What to pack for Mwinilunga in January

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

In January, Mwinilunga sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mwinilunga 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 Mwinilunga peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mwinilunga 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 Mwinilunga is worst in August — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.4× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1667 µg/m³Apr 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun25Moderate
Jul51Poor
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mwinilunga?

Mwinilunga sits at 11.7°S, 24.4°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chisasa, 123 km away.

ChisasaMalembaKolweziCazomboManyamaMufumbweManyingaTshilenge

Topography around Mwinilunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwinilunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,339 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m.

The land around Mwinilunga is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
432 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Chisasa 123 km · Malemba 151 km · Kolwezi 160 km · Cazombo 167 km · Manyama 167 km · Mufumbwe 168 km · Manyinga 187 km · Tshilenge 187 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 Mwinilunga (-11.7358°, 24.4293°, elevation 1,364 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).