Yigo Village weather in January

In January, Yigo Village sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 72 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yigo Village's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yigo Village's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:51 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yigo Village reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Yigo Village

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.

Yigo Village weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°7215.211.35.9
Feb27° / 26°5111.811.56.2
Mar27° / 26°4810.911.96.6
Apr27° / 26°6911.412.36.4
May28° / 27°8215.512.65.5
Jun28° / 27°13720.612.84.4
Jul28° / 26°27028.412.73.3
Aug28° / 26°34929.312.43.2
Sep28° / 26°31427.512.13.3
Oct28° / 26°28327.211.73.6
Nov28° / 27°17621.511.44.5
Dec28° / 27°9317.411.25.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36436
46436
56436
66337
76337
86238
96238
106337
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yigo Village gets around 72 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
550
650
751
851
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1651
1751
1850
1950
2049
2148
2248
2347
2447
2546
2646
2746
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1046828
2047026
3057025
4057124
5057223
6057322
7067321
8067321
9067420
10077320
11077419
12087319
13087418
14087517
15097417
160107416
170107515
180117514
190127513
200127513
210137512
220147511
230157510
240157510
25116749
26117739
27117739
28118738
29118738
30118738
31118738

Wind in January

Winds average 30 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129windy
229windy
329windy
429windy
529windy
629windy
729windy
829windy
929windy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:47 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:476:00
211.26:486:01
311.26:486:01
411.26:486:02
511.26:496:02
611.26:496:03
711.26:496:03
811.26:496:04
911.26:506:04
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1211.36:516:06
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yigo Village

In seasonPeak

In January, Yigo Village sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yigo Village sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Yigo Village's monsoon runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Yigo Village?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Yigo Village for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yigo Village in January

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

In January, Yigo Village sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Yigo Village in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 July at about 29°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Yigo Village in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yigo Village peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highAug 18UV 14Dec 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Yigo Village?

Yigo Village sits at 13.5°N, 144.9°E, 140 m above sea level, in Guam. The nearest listed city is Dededo Village, 6.0 km away.

Dededo VillageTamuning-Tumon-Harmon VillageTumonMangilao VillageHagatna

Topography around Yigo Village

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yigo Village has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Yigo Village is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, water (70%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
488 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dededo Village 6.0 km · Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 13 km · Tumon 13 km · Mangilao Village 14 km · Hagatna 17 km · Saipan 208 km · Ngerulmud 1,307 km · Koror 1,331 km

Guam travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita
$41,833
2022
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%unaffiliated 2%other 2%folk religions 2%

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 Yigo Village (13.536°, 144.8886°, elevation 140 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).