Hampi weather in January

In January, Hampi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hampi's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hampi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:58 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Hampi is town in India.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical January day in Hampi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Hampi

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.

Hampi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°50.911.26.3
Feb33° / 20°20.511.54.8
Mar36° / 23°81.311.92.9
Apr37° / 25°153.412.31.8
May37° / 25°366.812.71.9
Jun32° / 24°8314.812.93.2
Jul30° / 23°9916.712.83.8
Aug30° / 23°10115.412.54.1
Sep30° / 23°11214.112.14.1
Oct30° / 22°10913.611.74.4
Nov30° / 20°304.911.35.6
Dec30° / 18°61.311.16.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Hampi gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14634183
24634173
34734173
44734163
54834163
64833153
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85033143
95132143
105232133
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:54 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:546:00
211.16:556:01
311.16:556:02
411.16:556:02
511.16:566:03
611.16:566:03
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911.16:576:05
1011.16:576:05
1111.16:576:06
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1311.26:586:07
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hampi

In seasonPeak

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

Hampi's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Hampi?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hampi in January

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

In January, Hampi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hampi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hampi peaks around July 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 11UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Hampi 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 Hampi is worst in January — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1452 µg/m³Jul 1818 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr46Poor
May37Poor
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hampi?

Hampi sits at 15.3°N, 76.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Panaji, 283 km away.

PanajiGoaBengaluruHyderabadMysoreManaliChennaiIrimbiliyam

Topography around Hampi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hampi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m.

The land around Hampi is covered by trees (36%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
572 m
80 km
758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Panaji 283 km · Goa 284 km · Bengaluru 290 km · Hyderabad 312 km · Mysore 338 km · Manali 476 km · Chennai 481 km · Irimbiliyam 499 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 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 Hampi (15.3352°, 76.4603°, elevation 0 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. 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).