Nunukan weather in January

In January, Nunukan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 168 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nunukan's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nunukan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Nunukan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Nunukan

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.

Nunukan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°16822.411.83.4
Feb30° / 24°12517.611.93.6
Mar31° / 24°15623.4123.2
Apr31° / 25°17226.512.12.8
May31° / 25°22229.912.22.5
Jun30° / 25°21728.212.22.7
Jul30° / 24°19828.612.22.8
Aug30° / 24°19228.512.12.8
Sep30° / 24°18627122.8
Oct30° / 24°22428.611.92.7
Nov30° / 24°1992811.82.6
Dec30° / 24°19726.711.82.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31486
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nunukan gets around 168 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
278
377
476
576
675
775
875
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1473
1573
1673
1773
1872
1972
2072
2171
2270
2370
2469
2568
2668
2767
2866
2966
3065
3165

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114851
215148
315247
415445
515643
615841
715940
816039
916138
1016237
1116336
1216336
1316435
1416534
1516534
1616534
1716633
1816633
1916633
2016732
2116831
2216930
2316930
2427028
2527127
2617227
2717326
2817425
2917524
3017524
3117623

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:05
211.86:206:06
311.86:206:06
411.86:216:07
511.86:216:07
611.86:226:08
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.61 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 Nunukan

In seasonPeak

In January, Nunukan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nunukan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Nunukan?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nunukan.

What to pack for Nunukan in January

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

In January, Nunukan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nunukan 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 38 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Nunukan 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 Nunukan peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nunukan 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 Nunukan is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nunukan?

Nunukan sits at 4.1°N, 117.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tawau, 29 km away.

Topography around Nunukan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nunukan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Nunukan is covered by water (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%), water (30%) and mangroves (22%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tawau 29 km · Tarakan 92 km · Semporna 113 km · Lahad Datu 124 km · Malinau 129 km · Tanjung Selor 148 km · Bandar Nabawan 169 km · Sandakan 196 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 Nunukan (4.1384°, 117.6507°, 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).