Muara Bungo weather in January

In January, Muara Bungo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 219 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Muara Bungo's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muara Bungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Muara Bungo is capital of Bungo Regency, Jambi, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Muara Bungo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Muara Bungo

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.

Muara Bungo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°21926.212.12.9
Feb31° / 23°17823.1122.9
Mar31° / 23°24827.7122.6
Apr31° / 23°27428.3122.4
May31° / 23°19125.911.92.6
Jun31° / 23°11920.311.93.2
Jul31° / 23°12419.811.93.4
Aug31° / 23°12819.5123.3
Sep31° / 23°15320.8123.1
Oct31° / 23°23026.3122.7
Nov31° / 23°30828.512.12.5
Dec30° / 23°2802812.12.7

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19694
20694
21694
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26694
27595
28595
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30595
31496

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Muara Bungo gets around 219 mm of rain over 26.2 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
987
1087
1186
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
2382
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2882
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3082
3182

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12926
22926
32935
42935
52935
63925
73925
83925
93925
103925
113925
123925
133934
143934
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213934
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243943
253943
263943
273943
283943
293943
302953
312953

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
15calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
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216calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:17
212.16:136:18
312.16:136:18
412.16:146:19
512.16:146:19
612.16:146:19
712.16:156:20
812.16:156:20
912.16:166:21
1012.16:166:21
1112.16:176:21
1212.16:176:22
1312.16:176:22
1412.16:186:22
1512.16:186:23
1612.16:196:23
1712.16:196:23
1812.16:196:24
1912.16:206:24
2012.16:206:24
2112.16:206:25
2212.16:216:25
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2512.16:216:26
2612.16:226:26
2712.16:226:26
2812.16:226:26
2912.16:226:26
3012.16:236:27
3112.16:236:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Muara Bungo?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muara Bungo.

What to pack for Muara Bungo in January

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

In January, Muara Bungo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 16UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2044 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Muara Bungo?

Muara Bungo sits at 1.5°S, 102.1°E, 53 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Penuh, 102 km away.

Topography around Muara Bungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muara Bungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,559 m.

The land around Muara Bungo is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
2,559 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sungai Penuh 102 km · Sijunjung 154 km · Kuala Tungkal 167 km · Jambi City 167 km · Mendaha 173 km · Solok 179 km · Padang 205 km · Lubuklinggau 217 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 Muara Bungo (-1.4902°, 102.1149°, elevation 53 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. 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).