Baturaja weather in January

In January, Baturaja sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 303 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
303 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Baturaja is capital of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Density
12/km²
people per km²
Founded
1982

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Baturaja reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with February.

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How January really feels in Baturaja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Baturaja weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30328.412.22.7
Feb30° / 23°28125.312.12.7
Mar31° / 23°35729.6122.4
Apr31° / 24°28528.111.92.4
May31° / 24°17324.711.82.9
Jun31° / 23°10418.811.83.4
Jul31° / 23°9716.811.83.6
Aug33° / 23°8413.311.93.4
Sep33° / 23°9612.9123.0
Oct33° / 24°1961912.12.7
Nov31° / 24°31226.712.22.4
Dec30° / 23°36629.812.22.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5595
6694
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Baturaja gets around 303 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:596:14
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512.26:016:15
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Baturaja?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baturaja.

What to pack for Baturaja in January

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

In January, Baturaja sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baturaja in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baturaja peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Baturaja 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 Baturaja is worst in October — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1244 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baturaja?

Baturaja sits at 4.1°S, 104.2°E, 69 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tanjungagung, 45 km away.

Topography around Baturaja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baturaja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,739 m.

The land around Baturaja is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
2,739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tanjungagung 45 km · Prabumulih 78 km · Lahat 79 km · Pagar Alam 103 km · Kotabumi 111 km · Indralaya 113 km · Terbanggi Besar 143 km · Palembang 149 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 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 Baturaja (-4.1289°, 104.1669°, elevation 69 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).