Pangkalpinang weather in January

In January, Pangkalpinang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 288 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Pangkalpinang's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pangkalpinang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
288 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Pangkalpinang is city in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,911/km²
people per km²
Founded
1757

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pangkalpinang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°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 Pangkalpinang

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.

Pangkalpinang weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°28827.912.13.0
Feb30° / 24°24124.112.13.0
Mar30° / 24°32828.6122.7
Apr31° / 25°33529.1122.5
May31° / 25°23427.211.92.7
Jun31° / 25°17022.911.93.2
Jul30° / 24°14519.411.93.7
Aug31° / 24°10614.411.93.9
Sep31° / 24°12013.9123.8
Oct31° / 24°22720.9123.3
Nov30° / 24°32727.912.12.7
Dec29° / 24°36030.112.12.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
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15397
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31496

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pangkalpinang gets around 288 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
393
493
593
693
792
892
992
1091
1191
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1490
1590
1689
1789
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3088
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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14159
24357
34456
44555
54654
64753
74852
84951
95050
105149
115248
125347
135347
145446
155446
165446
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255446
265545
275545
285644
295743
305842
315842

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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319calm

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 5:55 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:556:02
212.15:566:03
312.15:566:03
412.15:566:04
512.15:576:04
612.15:576:04
712.15:586:05
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2012.16:036:09
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pangkalpinang?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pangkalpinang.

What to pack for Pangkalpinang in January

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

In January, Pangkalpinang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pangkalpinang in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pangkalpinang 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 Pangkalpinang peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pangkalpinang 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 Pangkalpinang is worst in October — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateOct 1582 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep55Poor
Oct86Unhealthy
Nov45Poor
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pangkalpinang?

Pangkalpinang sits at 2.1°S, 106.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungailiat, 31 km away.

Topography around Pangkalpinang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pangkalpinang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m.

The land around Pangkalpinang is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
664 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Sungailiat 31 km · Muntok 106 km · Palembang 175 km · Tanjung Pandan 182 km · Indralaya 203 km · Simpang 244 km · Manggar 253 km · Prabumulih 255 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 Pangkalpinang (-2.1291°, 106.1138°, elevation 10 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).