Maumere weather in January

In January, Maumere sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 206 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.4 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 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 Maumere's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maumere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Maumere is place in Lesser Sunda Islands, 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 Maumere 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 28°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 Maumere

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.

Maumere 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°20626.812.43.7
Feb27° / 25°18924.812.33.7
Mar28° / 26°16623.412.14.4
Apr28° / 26°10114.711.85.4
May28° / 26°467.211.67.0
Jun27° / 25°183.911.57.6
Jul27° / 25°122.311.58.1
Aug27° / 25°4111.78.3
Sep28° / 25°81.811.98.0
Oct28° / 26°266.512.26.5
Nov29° / 26°851712.44.7
Dec28° / 26°22026.912.53.6

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41684
51684
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
131783
141684
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201387
211288
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241090
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271090
281090
291090
301090
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Maumere gets around 206 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3188

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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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 5:39 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:396:09
212.55:406:10
312.55:406:10
412.55:416:10
512.55:426:11
612.55:426:11
712.55:436:11
812.55:436:12
912.55:446:12
1012.55:446:12
1112.55:446:13
1212.55:456:13
1312.55:456:13
1412.55:466:14
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1612.55:476:14
1712.45:476:14
1812.45:486:14
1912.45:486:15
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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Maumere

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maumere's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Maumere?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maumere.

What to pack for Maumere in January

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

In January, Maumere 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 Maumere 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 18 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°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
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Maumere 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 Maumere peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maumere 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 Maumere is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1724 µg/m³Mar 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maumere?

Maumere sits at 8.6°S, 122.2°E, 18 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ende, 65 km away.

Topography around Maumere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maumere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,413 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,706 m.

The land around Maumere is covered by trees (31%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,413 m
80 km
1,706 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ende 65 km · Lewoleba 136 km · Ruteng 192 km · Kupang 231 km · Waingapu 243 km · Labuan Bajo 256 km · Kalabahi 261 km · Kefamenanu 265 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 Maumere (-8.6199°, 122.2111°, elevation 18 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).