Dobo weather in January

In January, Dobo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 310 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dobo's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dobo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
310 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dobo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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22826
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How January really feels in Dobo

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.

Dobo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°31028.112.33.3
Feb28° / 26°30525.612.23.2
Mar28° / 26°30427.9123.4
Apr28° / 26°26026.111.93.5
May28° / 26°15222.611.74.1
Jun27° / 25°12518.711.74.9
Jul27° / 24°9114.111.75.6
Aug27° / 24°6511.611.86.0
Sep28° / 25°8314.6125.4
Oct28° / 25°10918.912.14.5
Nov29° / 26°14623.212.33.7
Dec28° / 26°27728.912.33.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51090
61090
71090
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
141090
151090
16991
17991
18991
19991
20892
21892
22892
23892
24793
25793
26793
27793
28793
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dobo gets around 310 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
792
892
992
1092
1191
1291
1391
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1989
2089
2189
2289
2389
2489
2589
2689
2789
2889
2990
3090
3190

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
9991
101090
111090
121090
131189
141189
151288
161288
171288
181288
191288
201288
211288
221288
231288
241288
251189
261189
271189
281189
291189
301189
311189

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:16
212.35:576:16
312.35:576:17
412.35:586:17
512.35:586:18
612.35:596:18
712.35:596:18
812.36:006:19
912.36:006:19
1012.36:016:20
1112.36:016:20
1212.36:026:20
1312.36:026:20
1412.36:026:21
1512.36:036:21
1612.36:036:21
1712.36:046:22
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2012.36:056:22
2112.36:056:23
2212.36:066:23
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2612.36:076:23
2712.36:086:24
2812.36:086:24
2912.36:086:24
3012.36:096:24
3112.36:096:24

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 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dobo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dobo's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Dobo?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dobo.

What to pack for Dobo in January

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dobo 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 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Dobo 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 Dobo peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dobo?

Dobo sits at 5.8°S, 134.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tual, 165 km away.

TimikaNabireFakfakBintuniAgatsRansikiMulia

Topography around Dobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Dobo is covered by water (42%), trees (26%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
92 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tual 165 km · Timika 299 km · Nabire 302 km · Fakfak 381 km · Bintuni 414 km · Agats 432 km · Ransiki 473 km · Mulia 474 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 Dobo (-5.7609°, 134.234°, elevation 5 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).