Ngapali weather in January

In January, Ngapali sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 80% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ngapali's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngapali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:52 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Ngapali is town in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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 Ngapali reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ngapali

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.

Ngapali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°70.7118.5
Feb28° / 21°20.311.47.9
Mar30° / 24°70.711.97.1
Apr31° / 26°262.912.45.9
May30° / 27°3212212.93.7
Jun28° / 26°99329.413.13.0
Jul28° / 26°108830.8133.1
Aug28° / 26°83730.912.63.2
Sep28° / 26°48928.612.13.1
Oct30° / 26°15419.811.64.0
Nov30° / 25°294.411.16.0
Dec29° / 22°91.110.97.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58416
68416
78515
88515
98515
108515
118614
128614
138713
148812
158911
168911
17919
18919
19919
20928
21928
22919
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24919
25928
26928
27919
28919
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ngapali gets around 7 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
43
53
63
73
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111554282
211654281
311754271
411854261
512053251
622152241
722252231
822352221
922551211
1022650211
1122750201
1222850191
1322950181
1433049181
1533049171
1633149171
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1833248160
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2143148160
2253149160
2353049150
2453049150
2563050150
2662951140
2762951140
2862952130
2962951131
3062852131
3162852131

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:495:43
210.96:495:44
310.96:495:44
410.96:505:45
510.96:505:45
610.96:505:46
710.96:505:47
810.96:515:47
911.06:515:48
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1111.06:515:49
1211.06:515:50
1311.06:525:50
1411.06:525:51
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1911.06:525:54
2011.06:525:55
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2711.16:525:59
2811.16:525:59
2911.16:516:00
3011.26:516:00
3111.26:516:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ngapali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ngapali's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ngapali?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ngapali for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ngapali in January

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

In January, Ngapali sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ngapali in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ngapali in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ngapali peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ngapali 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 Ngapali is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 943 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr43Poor
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ngapali?

Ngapali sits at 18.4°N, 94.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungup, 47 km away.

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Topography around Ngapali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngapali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m.

The land around Ngapali is covered by trees (49%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
1,353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Taungup 47 km · Kyeintali 51 km · Manaung 78 km · Gwa 98 km · Pyay 103 km · Myanaung 107 km · Ingabu 122 km · Paungde 125 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Ngapali (18.4366°, 94.3221°, elevation 0 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).