Tobelo weather in January

In January, Tobelo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 194 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 9% 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 Tobelo's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 194 mm; 25.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:40 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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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 Tobelo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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.

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

How January really feels in Tobelo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Tobelo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	194	25.9	11.9	3.9
Feb	27° / 25°	155	22.2	11.9	4.2
Mar	28° / 25°	164	24.2	12	4.2
Apr	28° / 26°	191	24.6	12	4.0
May	28° / 26°	195	26.3	12.1	3.7
Jun	28° / 26°	193	24.2	12.1	4.1
Jul	28° / 25°	130	20.9	12.1	4.8
Aug	28° / 25°	94	16.2	12.1	5.2
Sep	28° / 25°	91	16.6	12	4.9
Oct	28° / 26°	121	19.8	12	4.4
Nov	28° / 26°	173	25.6	11.9	3.6
Dec	28° / 26°	214	27.9	11.9	3.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	22	21	21
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	82	82	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	79	78	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tobelo gets around 194 mm of rain over 25.9 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

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 90% 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 (%)	82	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
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	9	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	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 6:34 AM to 6:44 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)	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	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	6:34	6:28
2	11.9	6:35	6:29
3	11.9	6:35	6:29
4	11.9	6:35	6:30
5	11.9	6:36	6:30
6	11.9	6:36	6:30
7	11.9	6:37	6:31
8	11.9	6:37	6:31
9	11.9	6:37	6:32
10	11.9	6:38	6:32
11	11.9	6:38	6:33
12	11.9	6:39	6:33
13	11.9	6:39	6:33
14	11.9	6:39	6:34
15	11.9	6:40	6:34
16	11.9	6:40	6:35
17	11.9	6:40	6:35
18	11.9	6:41	6:35
19	11.9	6:41	6:36
20	11.9	6:41	6:36
21	11.9	6:41	6:36
22	11.9	6:42	6:37
23	11.9	6:42	6:37
24	11.9	6:42	6:37
25	11.9	6:42	6:38
26	11.9	6:43	6:38
27	11.9	6:43	6:38
28	11.9	6:43	6:38
29	11.9	6:43	6:39
30	11.9	6:43	6:39
31	11.9	6:44	6:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	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	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tobelo?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tobelo.

What to pack for Tobelo in January

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

In January, Tobelo 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 Tobelo 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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Tobelo 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 Tobelo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	15	14	12	11	12	13	14	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tobelo?

Tobelo sits at 1.7°N, 128.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Daruba, 48 km away.

Topography around Tobelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m.

The land around Tobelo is covered by water (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

water 45%

16 km

1,259 m

water 63%

80 km

1,525 m

water 59%

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

January weather nearby: Daruba 48 km · Sofifi 121 km · Ternate 125 km · Bitung 322 km · Tondano 347 km · Tahuna 350 km · Manado 352 km · Waisai 353 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 Tobelo (1.7284°, 128.0095°, elevation 11 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80
31	80

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6