Yaren weather in January

In January, Yaren sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 192 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 17% 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 Yaren's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaren's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 192 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 7:01 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 12th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yaren reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	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	27	27	27

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

How January really feels in Yaren

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 17 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.

Yaren weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 27°	192	17.6	12	4.7
Feb	28° / 27°	135	15.2	12	5.2
Mar	28° / 27°	201	17.7	12	5.2
Apr	28° / 26°	202	19.7	12	4.7
May	28° / 27°	138	18.8	12	4.8
Jun	28° / 27°	137	17.6	12	4.9
Jul	28° / 26°	140	19.3	12	5.0
Aug	28° / 26°	137	17.8	12	5.3
Sep	28° / 26°	119	16.6	12	5.2
Oct	28° / 27°	117	14.8	12	5.4
Nov	28° / 27°	132	14.2	12	5.3
Dec	28° / 27°	232	18.2	12	4.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yaren gets around 192 mm of rain over 17.6 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 58% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	59
11	59
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	58
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

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 51% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48
Miserable (%)	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	52	52	52

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	52	47
8	1	53	46
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	54	45
12	2	53	45
13	2	53	45
14	2	53	45
15	2	53	45
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	53	45
19	2	53	45
20	2	52	46
21	2	52	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	51	48
24	1	51	48
25	1	50	49
26	1	50	50
27	1	49	50
28	1	49	50
29	0	48	52
30	0	48	52
31	0	48	52

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
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29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

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 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:06 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:55	6:56
2	12.0	6:55	6:57
3	12.0	6:55	6:57
4	12.0	6:56	6:58
5	12.0	6:56	6:58
6	12.0	6:57	6:59
7	12.0	6:57	6:59
8	12.0	6:58	6:59
9	12.0	6:58	7:00
10	12.0	6:58	7:00
11	12.0	6:59	7:01
12	12.0	6:59	7:01
13	12.0	7:00	7:01
14	12.0	7:00	7:02
15	12.0	7:00	7:02
16	12.0	7:01	7:02
17	12.0	7:01	7:03
18	12.0	7:01	7:03
19	12.0	7:02	7:03
20	12.0	7:02	7:04
21	12.0	7:02	7:04
22	12.0	7:03	7:04
23	12.0	7:03	7:05
24	12.0	7:03	7:05
25	12.0	7:04	7:05
26	12.0	7:04	7:05
27	12.0	7:04	7:06
28	12.0	7:04	7:06
29	12.0	7:05	7:06
30	12.0	7:05	7:06
31	12.0	7:05	7:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Yaren?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Yaren for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yaren in January

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

In January, Yaren sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yaren 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February 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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	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	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Yaren in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yaren peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (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)	15	16	17	15	14	12	12	13	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Yaren?

Yaren sits at 0.6°S, 166.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Nauru. The nearest listed city is Tarawa, 705 km away.

Topography around Yaren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Yaren is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (97%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

61 m

water 62%

16 km

61 m

water 97%

80 km

57 m

water 100%

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

January weather nearby: Tarawa 705 km · Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 982 km · Majuro 983 km · Malango 1,246 km · Panatina 1,250 km · Vura 1,252 km · Kola'a 1,253 km · Honiara 1,254 km

Nauru travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 103% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,640; 2025
Safe drinking water: 19%; of population, 2024
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Yaren (-0.5508°, 166.9252°, 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. 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	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	59
11	59
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	58
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	52	47
8	1	53	46
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	54	45
12	2	53	45
13	2	53	45
14	2	53	45
15	2	53	45
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	53	45
19	2	53	45
20	2	52	46
21	2	52	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	51	48
24	1	51	48
25	1	50	49
26	1	50	50
27	1	49	50
28	1	49	50
29	0	48	52
30	0	48	52
31	0	48	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	59
11	59
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	58
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	52	47
8	1	53	46
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	54	45
12	2	53	45
13	2	53	45
14	2	53	45
15	2	53	45
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	53	45
19	2	53	45
20	2	52	46
21	2	52	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	51	48
24	1	51	48
25	1	50	49
26	1	50	50
27	1	49	50
28	1	49	50
29	0	48	52
30	0	48	52
31	0	48	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	59
11	59
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	58
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	52	47
8	1	53	46
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	54	45
12	2	53	45
13	2	53	45
14	2	53	45
15	2	53	45
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	53	45
19	2	53	45
20	2	52	46
21	2	52	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	51	48
24	1	51	48
25	1	50	49
26	1	50	50
27	1	49	50
28	1	49	50
29	0	48	52
30	0	48	52
31	0	48	52