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January Weather in Kaputa Zambia

Daily high temperatures are around 81°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 86°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 81°F on January 13.

Daily low temperatures are around 68°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 70°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 68°F on January 15.

For reference, on September 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kaputa typically range from 69°F to 93°F, while on July 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 57°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Kaputa

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Kaputa

Average Hourly Temperature in January in KaputaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tīrthahalli, India (3,485 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kaputa (view comparison).

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The month of January in Kaputa experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 84% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85% on January 17.

The clearest day of the month is January 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 17% of the time.

For reference, on January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85%, while on July 16, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 82%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Kaputa

Cloud Cover Categories in January in KaputaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJul 1682%Jul 1682%Jan 116%Jan 116%Jan 3117%Jan 3117%Jan 1115%Jan 1115%Jan 2115%Jan 2115%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clearclear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kaputa, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 73% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 77% on December 8, and its lowest chance is -0% on June 29.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Kaputa

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Kaputa is decreasing, starting the month at 6.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.3 inches or falls below 3.3 inches, and ending the month at 5.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.9 inches or falls below 3.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Kaputa

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of January in Kaputa, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 31, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 1, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Kaputa

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kaputa is 5:46 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 14 minutes later at 6:00 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:22 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 6 minutes later at 6:29 PM on January 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kaputa during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:41 AM and sets 12 hours, 37 minutes later, at 6:18 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:14 AM and sets 11 hours, 38 minutes later, at 5:51 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Kaputa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in KaputaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDecFeb5:46 AM5:46 AMJan 16:22 PMJan 16:22 PM5:59 AM5:59 AMJan 286:29 PMJan 286:29 PM5:51 AM5:51 AMJan 116:26 PMJan 116:26 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Kaputa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in KaputaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb0010102020203030404050505060607070800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Kaputa

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in KaputaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 131:33 AMDec 131:33 AMDec 272:34 AMDec 272:34 AMJan 111:58 PMJan 111:58 PMJan 257:55 PMJan 257:55 PMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 242:31 PMFeb 242:31 PM5:46 AM5:46 AM6:54 PM6:54 PM6:01 PM6:01 PM5:51 AM5:51 AM5:33 AM5:33 AM6:41 PM6:41 PM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:25 AM6:25 AM6:22 AM6:22 AM7:10 PM7:10 PM6:33 PM6:33 PM6:40 AM6:40 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
77%-10:03 AMW10:35 PME4:01 AMN251,487 mi
2
69%-10:47 AMW11:11 PME4:41 AMN251,519 mi
3
60%-11:29 AMW11:47 PME5:20 AMN250,744 mi
4
50%-12:12 PMW-5:59 AMN249,140 mi
5
40%12:23 AME12:57 PMWSW-6:39 AMS246,751 mi
6
30%1:02 AMESE1:45 PMWSW-7:22 AMS243,695 mi
7
21%1:45 AMESE2:37 PMWSW-8:10 AMS240,161 mi
8
13%2:34 AMESE3:34 PMWSW-9:02 AMS236,411 mi
9
6%3:28 AMESE4:35 PMWSW-10:01 AMS232,760 mi
10
2%4:29 AMESE5:38 PMWSW-11:04 AMS229,545 mi
11
0%5:33 AMESE6:41 PMWSW-12:08 PMS227,072 mi
12
1%6:38 AMESE7:39 PMWSW-1:10 PMS225,562 mi
13
6%7:41 AMESE8:33 PMWSW-2:09 PMS225,104 mi
14
13%8:41 AMESE9:23 PMW-3:03 PMS225,651 mi
15
22%9:37 AME10:08 PMW-3:53 PMN227,048 mi
16
33%10:30 AME10:52 PMW-4:41 PMN229,078 mi
17
44%11:22 AME11:36 PMW-5:29 PMN231,507 mi
18
50%12:14 PMENE--6:17 PMN234,125 mi
19
67%-12:20 AMWNW1:07 PMENE7:06 PMN236,768 mi
20
77%-1:07 AMWNW2:02 PMENE7:59 PMN239,325 mi
21
85%-1:57 AMWNW2:58 PMENE8:53 PMN241,734 mi
22
92%-2:50 AMWNW3:54 PMENE9:49 PMN243,967 mi
23
97%-3:44 AMWNW4:50 PMENE10:45 PMN246,009 mi
24
99%-4:39 AMWNW5:42 PMENE11:38 PMN247,844 mi
25
100%-5:33 AMWNW6:30 PMENE--
26
100%-6:25 AMWNW7:15 PMENE12:28 AMN249,439 mi
27
99%-7:13 AMWNW7:56 PMENE1:15 AMN250,737 mi
28
95%-7:59 AMWNW8:33 PME1:58 AMN251,659 mi
29
91%-8:43 AMW9:09 PME2:38 AMN252,111 mi
30
84%-9:25 AMW9:45 PME3:17 AMN251,990 mi
31
77%-10:07 AMW10:20 PME3:56 AMN251,207 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kaputa is essentially constant during January, remaining around 62% throughout.

For reference, on March 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 76% of the time, while on June 15, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Kaputa

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in KaputaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 162%Jan 162%Jan 3161%Jan 3161%Jan 1162%Jan 1162%Jan 2161%Jan 2161%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kaputa is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 5.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour, while on March 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during January is 5.2 miles per hour on January 4.

Average Wind Speed in January in Kaputa

Average Wind Speed in January in KaputaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphDecFebJan 45.2 mphJan 45.2 mphJan 315.0 mphJan 315.0 mphJan 215.0 mphJan 215.0 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Kaputa throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 51% on January 29.

Wind Direction in January in Kaputa

Wind Direction in January in KaputaEWEJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kaputa are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Kaputa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in KaputaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb100%Jan 16100%Jan 16comfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kaputa are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 716°F, from 4,734°F to 5,450°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January in Kaputa

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kaputa is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.9 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during January is 4.8 kWh on January 12.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Kaputa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in KaputaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhDecFebJan 124.8 kWhJan 124.8 kWhJan 14.8 kWhJan 14.8 kWhJan 315.0 kWhJan 315.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kaputa are -8.469 deg latitude, 29.662 deg longitude, and 3,117 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kaputa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,106 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,401 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,865 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kaputa is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (28%), and shrubs (26%), within 10 miles by water (33%) and shrubs (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (49%) and shrubs (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kaputa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Kaputa is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kaputa, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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