Labuan weather in January

In January, Labuan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 352 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Labuan's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
352 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:56 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Labuan is city in Banten district, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Labuan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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 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 Labuan

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.

Labuan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°35228.512.33.2
Feb28° / 25°29824.712.23.3
Mar29° / 25°29428.1123.1
Apr29° / 25°25826.511.93.1
May30° / 26°15721.311.73.8
Jun29° / 25°10615.911.64.5
Jul29° / 24°7311.411.75.4
Aug29° / 24°437.811.85.8
Sep29° / 24°548.6125.3
Oct30° / 25°12915.312.14.3
Nov29° / 25°25623.912.33.4
Dec28° / 25°4202812.43.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81288
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
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221090
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31793

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Labuan gets around 352 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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792
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1091
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1592
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1992
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2891
2991
3091
3191

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
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205941
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265743
275743
285743
295743
305644
315644

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:49 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:11
212.45:496:11
312.45:506:12
412.45:506:12
512.45:516:12
612.45:516:13
712.45:526:13
812.45:526:13
912.45:536:14
1012.35:536:14
1112.35:546:14
1212.35:546:15
1312.35:556:15
1412.35:556:15
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2012.35:586:17
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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 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Labuan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Labuan's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Labuan?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Labuan.

What to pack for Labuan in January

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

In January, Labuan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Labuan 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 May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Labuan 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 Labuan peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Nov 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov6High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Labuan 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 Labuan is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2335 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Labuan?

Labuan sits at 6.4°S, 105.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pandeglang, 32 km away.

Topography around Labuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Labuan is covered by trees (42%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
1,115 m
80 km
1,908 m
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January weather nearby: Pandeglang 32 km · Serang 46 km · Rangkasbitung 46 km · Cilegon 47 km · Kresek 67 km · Cikupa 77 km · Pasarkemis 81 km · Curug 81 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 Labuan (-6.3784°, 105.83°, 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).