Daruba weather in January

In January, Daruba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 167 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Daruba's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daruba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Daruba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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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How January really feels in Daruba

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.

Daruba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°16722.211.94.4
Feb27° / 26°13017.711.94.8
Mar28° / 26°14219.2125.0
Apr28° / 26°14920.6124.7
May28° / 27°1572212.14.5
Jun28° / 26°18521.912.14.5
Jul28° / 26°12617.912.15.2
Aug28° / 26°8612.612.15.9
Sep28° / 26°7512.5125.9
Oct28° / 26°9515.7125.4
Nov28° / 26°14523.111.94.3
Dec28° / 26°18625.111.94.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72179
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142476
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312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Daruba gets around 167 mm of rain over 22.2 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 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
474
574
674
774
875
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1575
1674
1774
1873
1973
2072
2171
2271
2370
2469
2569
2668
2768
2868
2967
3067
3167

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107525
207624
307723
407921
508020
608119
708218
808317
908416
1008515
1108515
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:336:26
211.96:346:27
311.96:346:27
411.96:356:28
511.96:356:28
611.96:366:29
711.96:366:29
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Daruba

In seasonPeak

In January, Daruba sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Daruba sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Is January a good time to visit Daruba?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Daruba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daruba in January

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

In January, Daruba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Daruba in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Daruba 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 Daruba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Daruba?

Daruba sits at 2.1°N, 128.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tobelo, 48 km away.

WaisaiTahunaBitungTondanoManado

Topography around Daruba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daruba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.

The land around Daruba is covered by water (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (65%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
1,238 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tobelo 48 km · Sofifi 167 km · Ternate 173 km · Waisai 354 km · Tahuna 357 km · Bitung 358 km · Tondano 385 km · Manado 388 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 Daruba (2.0505°, 128.294°, elevation 8 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).