Blangpidie weather in January

In January, Blangpidie sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 234 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Blangpidie's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blangpidie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
84%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Blangpidie is district in Southwest Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Blangpidie reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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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22924
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42924
52924
62924
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How January really feels in Blangpidie

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.

Blangpidie weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°23422.411.83.8
Feb29° / 24°22619.311.93.8
Mar29° / 24°26724.2123.4
Apr29° / 24°31224.212.13.2
May30° / 25°24317.312.23.8
Jun30° / 25°11511.312.24.4
Jul30° / 24°12612.512.24.5
Aug29° / 24°16115.912.14.2
Sep29° / 24°20117.5124.1
Oct29° / 24°40422.211.93.8
Nov28° / 24°48325.811.83.4
Dec28° / 24°40524.411.83.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
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201387
211387
221387
231486
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271486
281486
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Blangpidie gets around 234 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
471
570
670
770
871
971
1071
1172
1273
1373
1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1975
2075
2175
2275
2375
2474
2573
2672
2772
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117623
217623
317623
417623
517623
617623
717524
817524
917524
1017425
1117425
1217326
1307426
1407327
1507228
1607228
1707129
1807129
1907129
2007030
2107030
2207030
2307030
2407030
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3106832

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:42 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:29
211.86:436:30
311.86:436:30
411.86:436:31
511.86:446:31
611.86:446:32
711.86:456:32
811.86:456:33
911.86:456:33
1011.86:466:34
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1211.86:466:34
1311.86:476:35
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1911.86:496:37
2011.86:496:38
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Blangpidie

In seasonPeak

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

Blangpidie sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Is January a good time to visit Blangpidie?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blangpidie.

What to pack for Blangpidie in January

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

In January, Blangpidie sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Blangpidie in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in November near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Blangpidie in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blangpidie peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Blangpidie?

Blangpidie sits at 3.7°N, 96.8°E, 17 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Meulaboh, 91 km away.

Topography around Blangpidie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blangpidie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,431 m.

The land around Blangpidie is covered by trees (47%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
1,284 m
80 km
3,431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Meulaboh 91 km · Langsa 149 km · Pangkalan Brandan 163 km · Bireun 163 km · Lhokseumawe 164 km · Subulussalam 167 km · Tanjungtiram 174 km · Reuleuet 175 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 Blangpidie (3.7396°, 96.8361°, elevation 17 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).