Galesong weather in January

In January, Galesong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 918 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 2% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Galesong's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galesong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
918 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.04 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 Galesong 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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How January really feels in Galesong

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.

Galesong weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°91829.912.33.3
Feb28° / 26°74126.312.23.4
Mar28° / 26°49726.4123.6
Apr29° / 27°24718.711.94.3
May29° / 27°528.411.85.8
Jun28° / 27°335.211.76.4
Jul28° / 26°193.111.77.4
Aug28° / 26°41.111.87.8
Sep28° / 26°51.1127.2
Oct29° / 27°375.412.16.3
Nov29° / 27°20018.312.24.4
Dec28° / 26°83828.912.33.3

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
5694
6694
7892
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19793
20793
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31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Galesong gets around 918 mm of rain over 29.9 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
297
397
497
597
697
797
896
996
1096
1196
1296
1396
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
23070
33169
43268
53268
63367
73466
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
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203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:57 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:15
212.35:576:15
312.35:586:16
412.35:586:16
512.35:596:16
612.35:596:17
712.35:596:17
812.36:006:18
912.36:006:18
1012.36:016:18
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1412.36:036:20
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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 4.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
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284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Galesong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Galesong's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Galesong?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galesong.

What to pack for Galesong in January

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

In January, Galesong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Galesong 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 November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Galesong 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 Galesong peaks around February 19 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Galesong 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 Galesong is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1616 µg/m³Feb 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Galesong?

Galesong sits at 5.3°S, 119.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Makassar, 20 km away.

Topography around Galesong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galesong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,839 m.

The land around Galesong is covered by water (46%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
2,839 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Makassar 20 km · Maros 41 km · Sinjai 101 km · Watampone 137 km · Parepare 148 km · Sengkang 151 km · Majene 202 km · Polewali 210 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 Galesong (-5.3166°, 119.3661°, elevation 12 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).