Majene weather in January

In January, Majene sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 164 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Majene is capital of Majene Regency, West Sulawesi 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Majene 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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Majene weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°1642112.24.4
Feb28° / 26°11517.212.14.6
Mar28° / 26°13022.4124.3
Apr28° / 26°14423.211.94.1
May28° / 26°1352011.84.8
Jun28° / 26°10215.511.85.4
Jul27° / 25°6310.611.86.3
Aug28° / 25°276.611.97.0
Sep28° / 26°418.6126.5
Oct28° / 26°821512.15.4
Nov28° / 26°14322.712.24.2
Dec28° / 26°18723.812.24.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
1298
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Majene gets around 164 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:01 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:016:13
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Majene?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Majene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Majene in January

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

In January, Majene sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Majene 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 14 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
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Majene in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Majene peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Majene 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 Majene is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1616 µg/m³Jan 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Majene?

Majene sits at 3.5°S, 119.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Polewali, 43 km away.

Topography around Majene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Majene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Majene is covered by trees (39%), water (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (62%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
776 m
80 km
2,576 m
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January weather nearby: Polewali 43 km · Parepare 90 km · Rantepao 121 km · Sengkang 134 km · Palopo 149 km · Maros 176 km · Makassar 186 km · Masamba 186 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 Majene (-3.5403°, 118.9707°, elevation 8 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).