Berastagi weather in January

In January, Berastagi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 238 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Berastagi's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berastagi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 238 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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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 Berastagi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

Berastagi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	238	28.4	11.8	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	196	25.1	11.9	3.8
Mar	27° / 18°	226	28.5	12	3.6
Apr	27° / 19°	261	29.2	12.1	3.3
May	28° / 19°	238	27.6	12.1	3.6
Jun	28° / 19°	182	24.5	12.2	4.0
Jul	27° / 18°	182	24.5	12.2	4.1
Aug	27° / 18°	225	26.5	12.1	3.8
Sep	27° / 18°	288	28.4	12	3.5
Oct	26° / 18°	334	29.6	11.9	3.4
Nov	26° / 19°	346	29.6	11.9	3.3
Dec	26° / 19°	340	30.1	11.8	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8
Cloudier (%)	96	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Berastagi gets around 238 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Muggy (%)	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93	0
2	8	92	0
3	8	92	0
4	9	91	0
5	10	90	0
6	10	90	0
7	11	89	0
8	11	89	0
9	12	88	0
10	12	88	0
11	12	88	0
12	13	87	0
13	13	87	0
14	13	87	0
15	13	87	0
16	13	87	0
17	14	86	0
18	14	86	0
19	14	86	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	85	1
22	14	85	1
23	14	85	1
24	15	84	1
25	15	84	1
26	15	85	0
27	15	85	0
28	15	85	0
29	15	85	0
30	15	85	0
31	15	85	0

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:35	6:24
2	11.8	6:35	6:24
3	11.8	6:35	6:25
4	11.8	6:36	6:25
5	11.8	6:36	6:26
6	11.8	6:37	6:26
7	11.8	6:37	6:26
8	11.8	6:37	6:27
9	11.8	6:38	6:27
10	11.8	6:38	6:28
11	11.8	6:39	6:28
12	11.8	6:39	6:29
13	11.8	6:39	6:29
14	11.8	6:40	6:29
15	11.8	6:40	6:30
16	11.8	6:40	6:30
17	11.8	6:41	6:31
18	11.8	6:41	6:31
19	11.8	6:41	6:31
20	11.8	6:41	6:32
21	11.8	6:42	6:32
22	11.8	6:42	6:32
23	11.8	6:42	6:33
24	11.8	6:42	6:33
25	11.8	6:43	6:33
26	11.9	6:43	6:34
27	11.9	6:43	6:34
28	11.9	6:43	6:34
29	11.9	6:43	6:35
30	11.9	6:43	6:35
31	11.9	6:43	6:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Berastagi?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berastagi.

What to pack for Berastagi in January

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

In January, Berastagi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Berastagi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Berastagi peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	12	14	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Berastagi 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 Berastagi is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	24	25	23	21	21	20	20	24	23	19	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Berastagi?

Berastagi sits at 3.2°N, 98.5°E, 1,402 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kabanjahe, 11 km away.

Topography around Berastagi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berastagi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,068 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m.

The land around Berastagi is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

496 m

trees 44%

16 km

2,068 m

trees 72%

80 km

2,477 m

trees 78%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← December Berastagi year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Kabanjahe 11 km · Tongging 33 km · Paropo 37 km · Deli Tua 40 km · Sunggal 44 km · Binjai 45 km · Medan 47 km · Sidikalang 54 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

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 Berastagi (3.1947°, 98.5089°, elevation 1,402 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93	0
2	8	92	0
3	8	92	0
4	9	91	0
5	10	90	0
6	10	90	0
7	11	89	0
8	11	89	0
9	12	88	0
10	12	88	0
11	12	88	0
12	13	87	0
13	13	87	0
14	13	87	0
15	13	87	0
16	13	87	0
17	14	86	0
18	14	86	0
19	14	86	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	85	1
22	14	85	1
23	14	85	1
24	15	84	1
25	15	84	1
26	15	85	0
27	15	85	0
28	15	85	0
29	15	85	0
30	15	85	0
31	15	85	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93	0
2	8	92	0
3	8	92	0
4	9	91	0
5	10	90	0
6	10	90	0
7	11	89	0
8	11	89	0
9	12	88	0
10	12	88	0
11	12	88	0
12	13	87	0
13	13	87	0
14	13	87	0
15	13	87	0
16	13	87	0
17	14	86	0
18	14	86	0
19	14	86	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	85	1
22	14	85	1
23	14	85	1
24	15	84	1
25	15	84	1
26	15	85	0
27	15	85	0
28	15	85	0
29	15	85	0
30	15	85	0
31	15	85	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93	0
2	8	92	0
3	8	92	0
4	9	91	0
5	10	90	0
6	10	90	0
7	11	89	0
8	11	89	0
9	12	88	0
10	12	88	0
11	12	88	0
12	13	87	0
13	13	87	0
14	13	87	0
15	13	87	0
16	13	87	0
17	14	86	0
18	14	86	0
19	14	86	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	85	1
22	14	85	1
23	14	85	1
24	15	84	1
25	15	84	1
26	15	85	0
27	15	85	0
28	15	85	0
29	15	85	0
30	15	85	0
31	15	85	0