Nkhotakota climate

Nkhotakota Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nkhotakota, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on January 1 to 28°C on January 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 264 mm over about 28 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nkhotakota, in °C, with the record for each date.22.52527.53032.535151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
264 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CJan 1, 1994
Reanalysis low
23°CJan 15, 1993
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
13.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 129°C26°C33°C 199425°C 200690%
Jan 229°C26°C33°C 200024°C 199691%
Jan 329°C26°C32°C 201624°C 200791%
Jan 429°C26°C31°C 200423°C 200191%
Jan 529°C26°C31°C 201623°C 201892%
Jan 629°C26°C31°C 201824°C 199592%
Jan 729°C26°C31°C 201823°C 199493%
Jan 829°C26°C33°C 201824°C 199494%
Jan 929°C26°C33°C 201824°C 201395%
Jan 1029°C26°C31°C 201024°C 201596%
Jan 1129°C25°C32°C 200023°C 200796%
Jan 1228°C25°C31°C 201523°C 201896%
Jan 1328°C25°C30°C 201524°C 199196%
Jan 1428°C25°C31°C 200423°C 199196%
Jan 1528°C25°C31°C 199123°C 199395%
Jan 1628°C25°C30°C 200023°C 201495%
Jan 1728°C25°C31°C 200324°C 199995%
Jan 1828°C25°C31°C 200724°C 200195%
Jan 1928°C25°C32°C 202023°C 201295%
Jan 2028°C25°C32°C 202023°C 201894%
Jan 2128°C25°C31°C 200324°C 201594%
Jan 2228°C25°C31°C 199223°C 201294%
Jan 2328°C25°C31°C 201323°C 201594%
Jan 2428°C25°C31°C 200523°C 201294%
Jan 2528°C25°C30°C 201624°C 199793%
Jan 2628°C25°C30°C 199524°C 200293%
Jan 2728°C25°C30°C 199124°C 199792%
Jan 2828°C25°C31°C 200124°C 199392%
Jan 2928°C25°C31°C 200023°C 199392%
Jan 3028°C25°C31°C 200423°C 200592%
Jan 3128°C25°C31°C 200323°C 200892%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nkhotakota, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

January 1
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:16 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.