Kualakapuas weather in January

In January, Kualakapuas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 243 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kualakapuas's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kualakapuas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
243 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:27 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
94%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kualakapuas is capital of Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kualakapuas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Kualakapuas

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.

Kualakapuas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°24328.112.22.5
Feb31° / 24°21024.912.12.5
Mar31° / 24°24827.8122.4
Apr32° / 25°21927.311.92.4
May32° / 25°1392211.92.9
Jun31° / 24°10917.611.83.4
Jul31° / 24°8214.211.83.8
Aug32° / 23°559.911.93.8
Sep33° / 24°6810.8123.3
Oct33° / 24°16018.312.12.8
Nov32° / 24°24027.712.12.3
Dec31° / 24°26529.112.22.3

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 1% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
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20298
21298
22298
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30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kualakapuas gets around 243 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
594
694
794
893
993
1093
1192
1292
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1491
1590
1690
1789
1889
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2088
2188
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2688
2787
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3088
3188

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268
313268

Wind in January

Winds average 5 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
16calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
195calm
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245calm
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265calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 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 5:20 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:205:31
212.25:215:31
312.25:215:32
412.25:225:32
512.25:225:32
612.25:235:33
712.25:235:33
812.25:245:34
912.25:245:34
1012.25:255:34
1112.25:255:35
1212.25:255:35
1312.25:265:35
1412.25:265:36
1512.25:275:36
1612.25:275:36
1712.25:275:37
1812.25:285:37
1912.25:285:37
2012.25:295:38
2112.15:295:38
2212.15:295:38
2312.15:305:38
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2712.15:315:39
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2912.15:315:39
3012.15:325:40
3112.15:325:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kualakapuas?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kualakapuas.

What to pack for Kualakapuas in January

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

In January, Kualakapuas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kualakapuas 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 50 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2287 µg/m³Jan 1520 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov44Poor
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kualakapuas?

Kualakapuas sits at 3.0°S, 114.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Banjarmasin, 41 km away.

Topography around Kualakapuas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kualakapuas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Kualakapuas is covered by trees (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Banjarmasin 41 km · Banjarbaru 69 km · Martapura 69 km · Palangkaraya 103 km · Amuntai 116 km · Barabai 120 km · Tanjung 147 km · Sampit 168 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 Kualakapuas (-3.0091°, 114.3876°, elevation 9 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).