Bintuni weather in January

In January, Bintuni sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 281 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bintuni's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bintuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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 Bintuni 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 Bintuni

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.

Bintuni weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°2812912.12.6
Feb30° / 23°2782612.12.6
Mar30° / 23°31029.5122.6
Apr30° / 23°31028.9122.6
May30° / 24°24427.411.92.9
Jun30° / 23°24326.211.93.1
Jul29° / 23°20924.111.93.5
Aug30° / 23°19622.311.93.6
Sep30° / 23°21524.2123.2
Oct31° / 23°20924.9123.0
Nov31° / 23°21226.112.12.7
Dec30° / 23°26229.212.12.5

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 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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

Any precipitation

Bintuni gets around 281 mm of rain over 29 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 94% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 66% 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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 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 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:056:13
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512.16:076:14
612.16:086:15
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bintuni?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bintuni.

What to pack for Bintuni in January

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

In January, Bintuni sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bintuni in January

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
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UV index in Bintuni in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bintuni peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bintuni?

Bintuni sits at 2.1°S, 133.5°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ransiki, 98 km away.

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Topography around Bintuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bintuni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,799 m.

The land around Bintuni is covered by trees (55%) and mangroves (34%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and mangroves (34%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
2,799 m
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January weather nearby: Ransiki 98 km · Manokwari 151 km · Fakfak 164 km · Teminabuan 184 km · Nabire 260 km · Sorong 286 km · Biak 303 km · Waisai 395 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 Bintuni (-2.1097°, 133.5246°, elevation 12 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. 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).