Pago Pago weather in January

In January, Pago Pago sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 361 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pago Pago's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pago Pago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
361 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Pago Pago is capital of American Samoa.

Density
81/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pago Pago reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Pago Pago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 6 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pago Pago weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°36126.112.83.9
Feb28° / 26°29123.912.53.9
Mar28° / 26°25125.612.13.9
Apr28° / 26°20523.711.74.1
May28° / 26°19121.611.34.8
Jun27° / 26°11518.311.25.3
Jul27° / 26°10717.511.25.7
Aug27° / 26°9216.311.55.8
Sep27° / 26°11917.911.95.5
Oct27° / 26°19320.612.35.0
Nov28° / 26°23123.712.74.3
Dec28° / 26°30924.912.84.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pago Pago gets around 361 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3183

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114455
214455
314356
414356
514356
614356
714356
814455
914455
1014455
1114554
1214554
1314653
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2114851
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2404852
2504852
2604753
2704753
2804753
2904753
3004654
3104654

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 6:01 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:016:51
212.86:026:51
312.86:026:52
412.86:036:52
512.86:036:52
612.86:046:53
712.86:046:53
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912.86:056:53
1012.86:066:54
1112.86:076:54
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2112.76:126:55
2212.76:136:55
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2812.76:166:55
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3012.66:176:55
3112.66:176:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
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95.9Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pago Pago?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pago Pago.

What to pack for Pago Pago in January

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

In January, Pago Pago sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pago Pago in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pago Pago in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pago Pago peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pago Pago?

Pago Pago sits at 14.3°S, 170.7°W, 2 m above sea level, in American Samoa. The nearest listed city is Apia, 125 km away.

Topography around Pago Pago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pago Pago has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Pago Pago is covered by trees (63%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
577 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
552 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Apia 125 km · Alofi 537 km · Mata-Utu 601 km · Nuku‘alofa 899 km · Labasa 1,092 km · Levuka 1,146 km · Nasinu 1,226 km · Suva 1,237 km

American Samoa travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B / I
120 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita
$18,017
2022
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
25.5
per 100k, 2018
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%

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 Pago Pago (-14.2781°, -170.7025°, elevation 2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).