Sangkapura weather in January

In January, Sangkapura sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 388 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sangkapura's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sangkapura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
388 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:30 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.71 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sangkapura 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 Sangkapura

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.

Sangkapura weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°38829.112.33.4
Feb28° / 26°30424.912.23.6
Mar28° / 26°22125.9123.8
Apr28° / 26°19425.111.93.7
May28° / 27°13217.311.74.9
Jun28° / 27°1041311.75.8
Jul27° / 27°517.511.77.0
Aug27° / 26°132.911.87.8
Sep27° / 27°183.2127.6
Oct28° / 27°7110.412.16.1
Nov28° / 26°17020.912.34.2
Dec28° / 26°38829.412.33.3

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
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131486
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301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sangkapura gets around 388 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
395
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2693
2793
2893
2992
3092
3192

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
24456
34555
44654
54753
64753
74852
84951
94951
105050
115050
125149
135149
145149
155149
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205149
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235347
245446
255446
265545
275545
285545
295644
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Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:23 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:235:43
212.35:235:43
312.35:245:43
412.35:245:44
512.35:245:44
612.35:255:45
712.35:255:45
812.35:265:45
912.35:265:46
1012.35:275:46
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1212.35:285:47
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sangkapura

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sangkapura'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 Sangkapura?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sangkapura.

What to pack for Sangkapura in January

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

In January, Sangkapura sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sangkapura 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 offshore is warmest in November 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
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sangkapura 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 Sangkapura peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 22UV 14Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sangkapura 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 Sangkapura is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1720 µg/m³Feb 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sangkapura?

Sangkapura sits at 5.8°S, 112.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Paciran, 119 km away.

Topography around Sangkapura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sangkapura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m.

The land around Sangkapura is covered by trees (44%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (75%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
636 m
80 km
618 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Paciran 119 km · Bangkalan 134 km · Tuban 134 km · Lamongan 144 km · Gresik 146 km · Kebomas 147 km · Kamal 147 km · Babat 151 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 Sangkapura (-5.8453°, 112.6517°, elevation 28 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).