Sofifi weather in January

In January, Sofifi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 238 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sofifi's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sofifi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Sofifi is capital of North Maluku Province, Indonesia.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sofifi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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Sofifi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°23826.3123.9
Feb27° / 25°18721.9124.1
Mar28° / 25°23424.6124.1
Apr28° / 25°29126.3123.8
May28° / 25°30127.2123.8
Jun27° / 25°29424.6124.1
Jul27° / 24°21922.2124.6
Aug27° / 24°15117.9125.2
Sep27° / 24°18019.8124.8
Oct28° / 24°18721.3124.6
Nov28° / 25°22826.7123.7
Dec28° / 25°26527.8123.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121387
131387
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151387
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201288
211387
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231486
241486
251486
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271486
281585
291585
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sofifi gets around 238 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
987
1086
1186
1286
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10964
20964
30973
40973
50982
60982
70982
80982
90982
100982
110982
120991
130991
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2701000
281990
291981
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311981

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:32
212.06:356:32
312.06:356:33
412.06:366:33
512.06:366:33
612.06:366:34
712.06:376:34
812.06:376:35
912.06:386:35
1012.06:386:36
1112.06:386:36
1212.06:396:36
1312.06:396:37
1412.06:406:37
1512.06:406:38
1612.06:406:38
1712.06:416:38
1812.06:416:39
1912.06:416:39
2012.06:416:39
2112.06:426:40
2212.06:426:40
2312.06:426:40
2412.06:436:40
2512.06:436:41
2612.06:436:41
2712.06:436:41
2812.06:446:41
2912.06:446:42
3012.06:446:42
3112.06:446:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sofifi?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sofifi.

What to pack for Sofifi in January

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

In January, Sofifi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sofifi 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 24 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sofifi 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 Sofifi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sofifi?

Sofifi sits at 0.7°N, 127.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ternate, 20 km away.

TondanoManadoTomohon

Topography around Sofifi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sofifi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m.

The land around Sofifi is covered by water (52%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
988 m
80 km
1,686 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ternate 20 km · Tobelo 121 km · Daruba 167 km · Kawasi 259 km · Bitung 281 km · Tondano 301 km · Manado 312 km · Tomohon 313 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 Sofifi (0.7373°, 127.5588°, elevation 9 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).