Kralendijk weather in January

In January, Kralendijk sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 35 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kralendijk's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kralendijk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:02 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
30 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kralendijk is capital of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

Founded
1837

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kralendijk reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°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 Kralendijk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kralendijk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°351011.47.1
Feb26° / 25°16511.67.8
Mar26° / 25°154.411.97.8
Apr27° / 26°275.512.37.1
May27° / 26°33712.66.7
Jun27° / 26°4711.112.76.2
Jul27° / 26°5713.212.66.1
Aug28° / 27°5613.212.45.9
Sep28° / 27°741512.15.1
Oct28° / 27°11418.611.74.7
Nov28° / 26°13720.111.44.9
Dec27° / 26°7615.611.36.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kralendijk gets around 35 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3122

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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23952
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43961
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Wind in January

Winds average 30 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 31 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 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:576:15
211.36:586:16
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411.36:586:17
511.36:596:17
611.36:596:18
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kralendijk

In seasonPeak

None of Kralendijk's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kralendijk sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Kralendijk's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kralendijk?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kralendijk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kralendijk in January

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

In January, Kralendijk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a windbreakerlight clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kralendijk in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kralendijk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kralendijk peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 19UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kralendijk 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 Kralendijk is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1631 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kralendijk?

Kralendijk sits at 12.2°N, 68.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba . The nearest listed city is Bandariba, 62 km away.

Topography around Kralendijk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kralendijk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Kralendijk is covered by shrubs (26%), artificial surfaces (26%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (76%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bandariba 62 km · Willemstad 67 km · Puerto Cumarebo 139 km · Tucacas 151 km · La Vela de Coro 161 km · Los Roques 174 km · Coro 174 km · Yumare 178 km

Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
127 V · 50 Hz

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 Kralendijk (12.15°, -68.2667°, elevation 4 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).