Singkil weather in January

In January, Singkil sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 283 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 7% 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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Singkil's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singkil's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 283 mm; 24.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:42 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Singkil is capital of Aceh Singkil Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Singkil reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How January really feels in Singkil

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Singkil weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	283	24.2	11.9	3.5
Feb	30° / 25°	239	21.2	11.9	3.4
Mar	30° / 25°	315	26.8	12	3.1
Apr	30° / 25°	369	26.5	12	3.0
May	30° / 26°	282	21.9	12.1	3.5
Jun	30° / 25°	218	17.8	12.1	3.9
Jul	29° / 25°	256	20	12.1	3.9
Aug	29° / 25°	326	23	12.1	3.6
Sep	29° / 25°	351	23.4	12	3.5
Oct	29° / 25°	466	26.4	11.9	3.3
Nov	28° / 25°	571	27.2	11.9	3.2
Dec	29° / 25°	402	26.9	11.9	3.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	87	86	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Singkil gets around 283 mm of rain over 24.2 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	78	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	77
11	77
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	76

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	60	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	55	55
Miserable (%)	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 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 6:36 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:39 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:36	6:28
2	11.9	6:36	6:29
3	11.9	6:37	6:29
4	11.9	6:37	6:29
5	11.9	6:38	6:30
6	11.9	6:38	6:30
7	11.9	6:38	6:31
8	11.9	6:39	6:31
9	11.9	6:39	6:32
10	11.9	6:40	6:32
11	11.9	6:40	6:33
12	11.9	6:40	6:33
13	11.9	6:41	6:33
14	11.9	6:41	6:34
15	11.9	6:41	6:34
16	11.9	6:42	6:35
17	11.9	6:42	6:35
18	11.9	6:42	6:35
19	11.9	6:43	6:36
20	11.9	6:43	6:36
21	11.9	6:43	6:36
22	11.9	6:43	6:37
23	11.9	6:44	6:37
24	11.9	6:44	6:37
25	11.9	6:44	6:38
26	11.9	6:44	6:38
27	11.9	6:45	6:38
28	11.9	6:45	6:38
29	11.9	6:45	6:39
30	11.9	6:45	6:39
31	11.9	6:45	6:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Singkil

In seasonPeak

None of Singkil's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Singkil sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Singkil?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Singkil.

What to pack for Singkil in January

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

In January, Singkil sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Singkil 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 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in November near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Singkil 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 Singkil peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Singkil?

Singkil sits at 2.3°N, 97.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Subulussalam, 43 km away.

Topography around Singkil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singkil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,806 m.

The land around Singkil is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

trees 43%

16 km

30 m

water 54%

80 km

1,806 m

water 60%

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← December Singkil year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Subulussalam 43 km · Barus 74 km · Sidikalang 78 km · Paropo 104 km · Tongging 106 km · Pangururan 107 km · Gunungsitoli 113 km · Kabanjahe 119 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

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 Singkil (2.2874°, 97.7884°, elevation 5 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	77
11	77
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	77
11	77
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	76
6	76
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	77
11	77
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	80
16	80
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45