Karonga Weather in January
Karonga in January
The short of it: Karonga in January averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 22° · rain 192 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Karonga an average January high of 29°, a low of 22° and some 192 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 29°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 39 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Karonga runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Kyela, 40 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Karonga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 27 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyelaMbeya | 40 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 181 mm |
| MwayaMbeya | 43 km N | 30° | 22° | 179 mm |
| IpindaMbeya | 50 km N | 31° | 22° | 181 mm |
| MlangaliNjombe | 66 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 251 mm |
| MasokoMbeya | 70 km NNW | 27° | 18° | 213 mm |
| ChitipaNorthern Region | 77 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 220 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 77 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 253 mm |
| TukuyuMbeya | 82 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 234 mm |