Alofi weather in January

In January, Alofi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 248 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Alofi's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alofi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:58 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Alofi is capital of Niue.

Density
13/km²
people per km²

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 Alofi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°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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Alofi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°24820.4134.9
Feb27° / 26°21319.412.64.7
Mar27° / 26°22121.612.14.8
Apr27° / 26°17716.611.65.4
May26° / 25°14012.611.16.3
Jun25° / 24°749.410.96.8
Jul25° / 24°839.4117.1
Aug24° / 23°789.411.47.1
Sep25° / 24°9110.111.96.9
Oct25° / 24°11612.512.46.4
Nov26° / 25°12614.412.95.8
Dec27° / 25°18717.513.15.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53763
63664
73763
83763
93664
103763
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
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203664
213664
223664
233565
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263565
273664
283664
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Alofi gets around 248 mm of rain over 20.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
464
564
664
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1665
1765
1865
1966
2066
2167
2267
2367
2468
2568
2668
2768
2869
2969
3069
3169

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11107316
2197317
3197218
4197119
5187120
6186922
7186823
8286624
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10276526
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25076528
26076528
27076429
28066529
29066430
30066331
31066331

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
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1023breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:496:57
213.15:506:57
313.15:506:57
413.15:516:58
513.15:516:58
613.15:526:58
713.15:526:58
813.15:536:59
913.15:546:59
1013.15:546:59
1113.15:556:59
1213.15:566:59
1313.15:567:00
1413.05:577:00
1513.05:577:00
1613.05:587:00
1713.05:597:00
1813.05:597:00
1913.06:007:00
2013.06:007:00
2113.06:017:00
2213.06:027:00
2313.06:027:00
2413.06:037:00
2512.96:047:00
2612.96:047:00
2712.96:057:00
2812.96:056:59
2912.96:066:59
3012.96:076:59
3112.96:076:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
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256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Alofi?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Alofi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alofi in January

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

In January, Alofi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Alofi in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Alofi 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 Alofi peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 16Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alofi?

Alofi sits at 19.1°S, 169.9°W, 51 m above sea level, in Niue. The nearest listed city is Pago Pago, 537 km away.

Topography around Alofi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alofi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m.

The land around Alofi is covered by trees (56%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
90 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pago Pago 537 km · Nuku‘alofa 598 km · Apia 613 km · Mata-Utu 926 km · Avarua 1,086 km · Levuka 1,140 km · Labasa 1,171 km · Nasinu 1,224 km

Niue travel facts

Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Ekalesia Niue 62%Latter Day Saints 9%Roman Catholic 8%other 8%

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 Alofi (-19.0529°, -169.9196°, elevation 51 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).