Lewoleba weather in January

In January, Lewoleba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 213 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 5% 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 Lewoleba's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lewoleba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Lewoleba is subdistrict in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, 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 Lewoleba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Lewoleba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lewoleba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°21327.312.43.7
Feb28° / 25°19225.212.33.6
Mar28° / 26°15923.612.14.1
Apr29° / 26°10115.411.84.9
May29° / 26°48811.66.1
Jun28° / 25°234.911.56.9
Jul28° / 25°133.111.67.6
Aug28° / 25°6211.77.3
Sep29° / 25°122.7126.6
Oct30° / 26°359.112.25.5
Nov30° / 26°10320.412.44.0
Dec28° / 26°23327.412.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91585
101684
111684
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lewoleba gets around 213 mm of rain over 27.3 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56634
66733
76733
86832
96832
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116931
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
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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 5:35 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:04
212.55:366:04
312.55:366:05
412.55:376:05
512.55:376:05
612.55:386:06
712.55:386:06
812.55:396:06
912.55:396:07
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1112.55:406:07
1212.55:416:08
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Lewoleba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lewoleba'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 Lewoleba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lewoleba.

What to pack for Lewoleba in January

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

In January, Lewoleba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lewoleba 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 28 km away) is warmest in November 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Lewoleba 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 Lewoleba peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lewoleba 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 Lewoleba is worst in October — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1537 µg/m³Feb 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lewoleba?

Lewoleba sits at 8.4°S, 123.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kalabahi, 125 km away.

Topography around Lewoleba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lewoleba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Lewoleba is covered by water (41%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,431 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kalabahi 125 km · Maumere 136 km · Kefamenanu 167 km · Atambua 181 km · Soe 191 km · Maubara 198 km · Ende 200 km · Kupang 201 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 Lewoleba (-8.3723°, 123.418°, elevation 19 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).