Demak weather in January

In January, Demak sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 339 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Demak's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Demak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
339 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Demak is capital of Demak Regency, Central Java 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Demak reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Demak

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.

Demak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°33929.112.42.5
Feb31° / 24°31226.412.22.4
Mar32° / 24°30728.5122.3
Apr32° / 24°21325.211.92.4
May32° / 24°9415.811.73.3
Jun33° / 24°559.811.63.7
Jul33° / 23°315.411.63.9
Aug33° / 23°173.511.83.8
Sep34° / 24°355.1123.2
Oct34° / 24°11613.612.22.6
Nov33° / 24°24324.112.32.1
Dec32° / 24°35128.312.42.3

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 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2892
3892
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18892
19793
20793
21694
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25595
26595
27595
28595
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30496
31397

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Demak gets around 339 mm of rain over 29.1 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 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1293
1393
1493
1593
1694
1794
1894
1994
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3097
3197

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293565
303565
313565

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:295:52
212.45:295:53
312.45:305:53
412.45:305:54
512.45:315:54
612.45:315:54
712.45:325:55
812.45:325:55
912.45:335:55
1012.45:335:56
1112.45:345:56
1212.45:345:56
1312.45:355:57
1412.45:355:57
1512.45:355:57
1612.45:365:58
1712.45:365:58
1812.45:375:58
1912.45:375:58
2012.35:385:58
2112.35:385:59
2212.35:385:59
2312.35:395:59
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2712.35:406:00
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3012.35:416:00
3112.35:426:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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84.9Bright
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294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Demak

In seasonPeak

In January, Demak sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Demak sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Demak's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Demak?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Demak.

What to pack for Demak in January

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

In January, Demak sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Demak 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 29 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Demak in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Demak peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 14Nov 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Demak 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 Demak is worst in May — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1944 µg/m³Feb 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr39Poor
May45Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Demak?

Demak sits at 6.9°S, 110.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Welahan, 13 km away.

Topography around Demak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Demak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,105 m.

The land around Demak is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (31%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
3,105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Welahan 13 km · Mranggen 20 km · Pecangaan 23 km · Kudus 24 km · Semarang 27 km · Baekrajan 27 km · Gebog 28 km · Jekulo 33 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 Demak (-6.8909°, 110.6396°, elevation 9 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. 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).