Luhuan weather in January

In January, Luhuan sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Luhuan's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luhuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Luhuan is human settlement in Macau.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Luhuan reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Luhuan

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Luhuan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°35610.86.5
Feb19° / 16°518.711.26.0
Mar21° / 19°6910.511.86.2
Apr24° / 22°10910.912.56.5
May26° / 25°20816.6135.5
Jun28° / 27°30321.413.34.1
Jul29° / 28°27719.913.24.2
Aug29° / 27°34721.412.84.1
Sep28° / 27°23117.112.15.0
Oct26° / 24°918.511.57.2
Nov23° / 21°395.810.97.8
Dec19° / 17°364.510.77.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
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56139
66040
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Luhuan gets around 35 mm of rain over 6 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14627234
24626244
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44625254
54724254
64724254
74723254
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Wind in January

Winds average 23 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:095:49
210.77:095:50
310.77:095:50
410.77:105:51
510.77:105:51
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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 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
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223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Luhuan

In seasonPeak

In January, Luhuan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Luhuan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Luhuan's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Luhuan?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Luhuan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luhuan in January

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

In January, Luhuan sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Luhuan in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 August at about 29°C and coldest in January near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 25 — about 9.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Luhuan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luhuan peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 14UV 12Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Luhuan 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 Luhuan is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1380 µg/m³Jun 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr38Poor
May24Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec75Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Luhuan?

Luhuan sits at 22.1°N, 113.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Macao. The nearest listed city is Lai Chi Van, 0.0 km away.

TaipaZhuojiacunMacau

Topography around Luhuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luhuan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Luhuan is covered by water (33%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and water (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lai Chi Van 0.0 km · Taipa 4.0 km · Zhuojiacun 5.0 km · 8.0 km · Macau 9.0 km · Zhuhai 18 km · San Tung Chung Hang 44 km · Tung Chung 44 km

Macao travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 55% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$75,902
2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
folk religion 59%Buddhist 17%none 15%Christian 7%

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 Luhuan (22.1181°, 113.5519°, 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. 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).