Selong weather in January

In January, Selong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 375 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 2% 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 Selong's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
375 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
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 Selong reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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)
13025
23025
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53025
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How January really feels in Selong

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.

Selong 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
Jan30° / 25°37528.212.42.8
Feb30° / 24°34225.512.32.8
Mar30° / 24°30525.912.13.0
Apr30° / 24°16118.911.83.8
May30° / 24°529.411.65.1
Jun30° / 23°245.311.55.9
Jul29° / 22°153.811.56.5
Aug29° / 22°82.811.76.6
Sep29° / 23°185.311.96.0
Oct30° / 24°5111.212.24.9
Nov31° / 25°15820.112.43.6
Dec30° / 25°31327.612.52.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141090
151090
161090
171090
18991
19991
20991
21892
22892
23892
24793
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31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Selong gets around 375 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1189
1289
1389
1489
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2191
2291
2392
2492
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55545
65644
75743
85842
95941
106040
116040
126139
136238
146238
156238
166238
176238
186139
196139
206040
215941
225842
235842
245743
255743
265644
275644
285644
295644
305644
315644

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:026:32
212.56:036:32
312.56:036:33
412.56:046:33
512.56:046:33
612.56:056:34
712.56:056:34
812.56:066:34
912.56:066:35
1012.56:076:35
1112.56:076:35
1212.56:086:36
1312.56:086:36
1412.56:096:36
1512.56:096:37
1612.56:106:37
1712.46:106:37
1812.46:106:37
1912.46:116:37
2012.46:116:38
2112.46:126:38
2212.46:126:38
2312.46:136:38
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2512.46:146:38
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2712.46:146:38
2812.46:156:39
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3012.46:156:39
3112.46:166:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Selong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Selong's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Selong?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Selong.

What to pack for Selong in January

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

In January, Selong sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Selong 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 December at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Selong 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 Selong peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 14UV 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Selong?

Selong sits at 8.7°S, 116.5°E, 156 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Praya, 29 km away.

Topography around Selong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,756 m.

The land around Selong is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
741 m
80 km
3,756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Praya 29 km · Taliwang 37 km · Lombok 46 km · Gili Trawangan 64 km · Sumbawa Besar 99 km · Amlapura 103 km · Amlapura city 104 km · Bedugul 106 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 Selong (-8.6503°, 116.5318°, elevation 156 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).