Kabanjahe weather in January

In January, Kabanjahe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 189 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kabanjahe's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabanjahe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
88%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kabanjahe is capital of Karo Regency, North Sumatra 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kabanjahe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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)
12417
22517
32517
42517
52517
62517
72517
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102517
112517
122517
132517
142517
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292517
302517
312517

Kabanjahe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°18925.211.84.2
Feb25° / 17°15420.411.94.6
Mar26° / 17°18824.6124.2
Apr26° / 17°23027.212.13.7
May26° / 18°19626.112.14.0
Jun26° / 17°15322.612.24.4
Jul25° / 17°16023.312.24.5
Aug25° / 17°21826.212.14.0
Sep25° / 17°24728.1123.7
Oct25° / 17°30829.111.93.7
Nov24° / 17°33829.311.93.5
Dec24° / 17°29828.411.83.8

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19793
20793
21892
22892
23892
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301090
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kabanjahe gets around 189 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
286
386
485
585
685
784
884
984
1084
1184
1283
1383
1483
1583
1682
1782
1882
1981
2081
2180
2279
2379
2478
2577
2676
2776
2875
2974
3074
3173

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117425
217524
317623
417623
527622
617722
717821
817821
917920
1017920
1117920
1217920
1317920
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1927721
2027721
2127622
2227622
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2437522
2537522
2637621
2737621
2837621
2937720
3037720
3137720

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:346:24
211.86:356:24
311.86:356:25
411.86:366:25
511.86:366:26
611.86:376:26
711.86:376:27
811.86:376:27
911.86:386:28
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1211.86:396:29
1311.86:396:29
1411.86:406:30
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1811.86:416:31
1911.86:416:32
2011.86:416:32
2111.86:426:32
2211.86:426:33
2311.86:426:33
2411.96:426:33
2511.96:426:34
2611.96:436:34
2711.96:436:34
2811.96:436:35
2911.96:436:35
3011.96:436:35
3111.96:436:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kabanjahe?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kabanjahe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabanjahe in January

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

In January, Kabanjahe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Kabanjahe 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 Kabanjahe peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabanjahe 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 Kabanjahe is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1425 µg/m³Dec 1218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabanjahe?

Kabanjahe sits at 3.1°N, 98.5°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Berastagi, 11 km away.

Topography around Kabanjahe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabanjahe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,192 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m.

The land around Kabanjahe is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,477 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Berastagi 11 km · Tongging 23 km · Paropo 26 km · Sidikalang 44 km · Deli Tua 50 km · Sunggal 55 km · Binjai 56 km · Medan 57 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 Kabanjahe (3.1001°, 98.4908°, elevation 1,196 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. 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).