Kota Sambas weather in January

In January, Kota Sambas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 315 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kota Sambas's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kota Sambas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
315 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
92%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kota Sambas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
13023
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How January really feels in Kota Sambas

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.

Kota Sambas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°31526.711.93.0
Feb30° / 23°21522.5123.1
Mar31° / 23°22924.5122.9
Apr31° / 24°25626.9122.5
May32° / 24°23825.612.12.6
Jun31° / 24°18620.412.13.1
Jul31° / 23°17219.312.13.2
Aug32° / 23°16919.9123.1
Sep31° / 23°21322.6122.9
Oct31° / 23°31928.4122.6
Nov30° / 23°38929.311.92.5
Dec30° / 23°40428.411.92.8

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 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15397
16397
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21496
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30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kota Sambas gets around 315 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
590
690
790
890
989
1089
1188
1288
1388
1487
1587
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2283
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2483
2583
2683
2782
2882
2982
3082
3182

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104852
204951
305050
405149
505248
605347
705446
805545
905644
1005842
1105941
1206040
1306139
1406238
1506337
1606337
1706337
1806436
1906436
2006436
2106436
2216336
2316336
2416336
2516435
2616435
2716534
2816534
2926533
3026632
3126632

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:485:44
211.95:495:44
311.95:495:45
411.95:505:45
511.95:505:45
611.95:505:46
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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 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kota Sambas?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kota Sambas.

What to pack for Kota Sambas in January

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

In January, Kota Sambas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kota Sambas in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 35 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kota Sambas 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 Kota Sambas peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kota Sambas 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 Kota Sambas is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 938 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kota Sambas?

Kota Sambas sits at 1.4°N, 109.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pemangkat, 43 km away.

Topography around Kota Sambas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kota Sambas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,559 m.

The land around Kota Sambas is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
1,559 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Pemangkat 43 km · Bengkayang 61 km · Singkawang 61 km · Lundu 70 km · Sungai Raya 86 km · Bau 95 km · Kuching 117 km · Siburan 122 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 Kota Sambas (1.3626°, 109.3009°, elevation 15 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. 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).