Kefamenanu weather in January

In January, Kefamenanu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 284 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 3% 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 Kefamenanu's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kefamenanu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:36 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Kefamenanu is capital of North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kefamenanu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kefamenanu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Kefamenanu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°28428.812.53.1
Feb28° / 21°26526.212.33.2
Mar29° / 21°23124.712.13.7
Apr29° / 20°11315.411.84.8
May29° / 20°6211.711.65.5
Jun28° / 19°408.611.56.5
Jul28° / 18°225.811.57.1
Aug29° / 17°71.911.77.0
Sep30° / 18°102.211.96.0
Oct31° / 19°306.112.24.8
Nov32° / 21°10613.912.43.7
Dec30° / 21°25726.212.53.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31090
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61189
71189
81288
91288
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kefamenanu gets around 284 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
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490
590
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790
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991
1091
1192
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1493
1593
1694
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1995
2095
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2295
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2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3194

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23496
24496
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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286calm
296calm
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316calm

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 5:29 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:296:02
212.55:296:02
312.55:306:02
412.55:306:03
512.55:316:03
612.55:326:03
712.55:326:04
812.55:336:04
912.55:336:04
1012.55:346:05
1112.55:346:05
1212.55:356:05
1312.55:356:06
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1712.55:376:06
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1912.55:386:07
2012.55:386:07
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kefamenanu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kefamenanu'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 Kefamenanu?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kefamenanu.

What to pack for Kefamenanu in January

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

In January, Kefamenanu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kefamenanu 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 38 km away) is warmest in December 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kefamenanu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kefamenanu peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kefamenanu 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 Kefamenanu is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1616 µg/m³Apr 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kefamenanu?

Kefamenanu sits at 9.4°S, 124.5°E, 409 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Soe, 51 km away.

Topography around Kefamenanu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kefamenanu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Kefamenanu is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
1,000 m
80 km
2,371 m
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January weather nearby: Soe 51 km · Atambua 59 km · Suai 87 km · Maliana 96 km · Atsabe 116 km · Maubara 123 km · Kupang 125 km · Gleno 132 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 Kefamenanu (-9.4467°, 124.4781°, elevation 409 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).