Singkawang weather in January

In January, Singkawang sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 283 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Singkawang's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singkawang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
283 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Singkawang is city in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
504/km²
people per km²
Founded
1771

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Singkawang reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Singkawang

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.

Singkawang weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°28325.5123.5
Feb29° / 24°17719.7123.8
Mar29° / 25°18722.1123.6
Apr30° / 25°21225123.2
May30° / 25°22124.7123.2
Jun30° / 25°19420.612.13.6
Jul30° / 25°17819.1123.9
Aug30° / 25°16319.1123.8
Sep29° / 25°20321.8123.5
Oct29° / 25°30327123.2
Nov29° / 25°39528.9122.9
Dec28° / 24°39928.211.93.1

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 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2496
3496
4496
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6496
7496
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Singkawang gets around 283 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106832
206931
306931
407030
507129
607129
707228
807228
907327
1007327
1107426
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:46
211.95:495:46
311.95:505:47
411.95:505:47
511.95:515:47
611.95:515:48
711.95:515:48
811.95:525:49
912.05:525:49
1012.05:535:50
1112.05:535:50
1212.05:535:50
1312.05:545:51
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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 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Singkawang?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Singkawang.

What to pack for Singkawang in January

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

In January, Singkawang sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Singkawang 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 13 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Singkawang 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 Singkawang peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Jul 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Singkawang 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 Singkawang is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1440 µg/m³Jan 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Singkawang?

Singkawang sits at 0.9°N, 109.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Raya, 25 km away.

Topography around Singkawang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singkawang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Singkawang is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
301 m
16 km
928 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Sungai Raya 25 km · Pemangkat 29 km · Bengkayang 51 km · Kota Sambas 61 km · Pontianak 111 km · Lundu 129 km · Bau 141 km · Tebedu 154 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 Singkawang (0.9093°, 108.9846°, elevation 2 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).