Ende weather in January

In January, Ende sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 312 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ende's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ende is capital of Ende Regency, 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 Ende 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 27°C and 31°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)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
82924
92924
102924
112924
122924
132924
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202924
212924
222924
232924
242924
252924
262924
272924
282924
292924
302924
312924

How January really feels in Ende

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.

Ende weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°31230.112.52.8
Feb29° / 24°30027.212.32.8
Mar29° / 24°28727.712.13.1
Apr30° / 24°17321.211.83.6
May30° / 23°831211.64.7
Jun29° / 22°377.711.55.5
Jul29° / 22°234.911.56.0
Aug30° / 22°10311.76.0
Sep31° / 22°244.311.95.4
Oct31° / 24°6810.912.24.3
Nov31° / 24°19522.612.43.2
Dec30° / 24°3202912.52.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51288
61288
71288
81288
91189
101189
111189
121189
131090
141090
15991
16991
17991
18892
19793
20793
21793
22793
23694
24694
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ende gets around 312 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
595
695
795
895
995
1096
1196
1296
1397
1497
1597
1698
1798
1898
1998
2099
2199
2299
2399
2499
2599
2699
2799
2899
2999
3099
3199

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:41 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:416:12
212.55:426:12
312.55:426:13
412.55:436:13
512.55:436:13
612.55:446:14
712.55:446:14
812.55:456:14
912.55:456:15
1012.55:466:15
1112.55:466:15
1212.55:476:16
1312.55:476:16
1412.55:486:16
1512.55:486:16
1612.55:496:17
1712.55:496:17
1812.55:506:17
1912.55:506:17
2012.45:516:17
2112.45:516:18
2212.45:516:18
2312.45:526:18
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2512.45:536:18
2612.45:536:18
2712.45:546:18
2812.45:546:18
2912.45:546:18
3012.45:556:18
3112.45:556:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ende

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ende'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 Ende?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ende.

What to pack for Ende in January

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

In January, Ende sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ende 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 offshore is warmest in December at about 30°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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Ende 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 Ende peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ende?

Ende sits at 8.8°S, 121.7°E, 31 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Maumere, 65 km away.

Soe

Topography around Ende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ende has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,150 m.

The land around Ende is covered by trees (52%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
714 m
16 km
1,623 m
80 km
2,150 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Maumere 65 km · Ruteng 134 km · Waingapu 178 km · Labuan Bajo 199 km · Lewoleba 200 km · Kupang 259 km · Tambolaka 274 km · Soe 309 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 Ende (-8.8432°, 121.6623°, elevation 31 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).