Daru weather in January

In January, Daru sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 250 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Daru's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 250 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:22 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Daru is capital city of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Density: 1,601/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Daru reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How January really feels in Daru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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.

Daru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-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	29° / 26°	250	26.9	12.5	3.2
Feb	29° / 26°	242	25.4	12.3	3.1
Mar	28° / 26°	289	26.7	12.1	3.4
Apr	28° / 26°	311	25.7	11.8	3.8
May	27° / 26°	234	25.2	11.6	4.2
Jun	26° / 25°	160	22.9	11.5	4.5
Jul	26° / 25°	95	19.6	11.5	5.2
Aug	25° / 24°	84	17.5	11.7	5.5
Sep	26° / 25°	72	16.6	11.9	5.5
Oct	27° / 25°	111	17.7	12.2	5.3
Nov	28° / 26°	129	18.1	12.4	4.9
Dec	29° / 26°	201	23.9	12.5	3.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	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 (%)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	8
Cloudier (%)	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Daru gets around 250 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 90% 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 (%)	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

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

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 71% 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 (%)	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33
Miserable (%)	77	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	33	67

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	calm
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10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:52 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:15	6:46
2	12.5	6:15	6:46
3	12.5	6:16	6:47
4	12.5	6:16	6:47
5	12.5	6:17	6:47
6	12.5	6:17	6:48
7	12.5	6:18	6:48
8	12.5	6:18	6:49
9	12.5	6:19	6:49
10	12.5	6:19	6:49
11	12.5	6:20	6:49
12	12.5	6:20	6:50
13	12.5	6:21	6:50
14	12.5	6:21	6:50
15	12.5	6:22	6:51
16	12.5	6:22	6:51
17	12.5	6:23	6:51
18	12.5	6:23	6:51
19	12.5	6:24	6:51
20	12.5	6:24	6:52
21	12.5	6:24	6:52
22	12.4	6:25	6:52
23	12.4	6:25	6:52
24	12.4	6:26	6:52
25	12.4	6:26	6:52
26	12.4	6:27	6:52
27	12.4	6:27	6:52
28	12.4	6:27	6:52
29	12.4	6:28	6:52
30	12.4	6:28	6:52
31	12.4	6:29	6:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.68 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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
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24	5.6	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Daru

In seasonPeak

In January, Daru sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Daru sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Daru's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Daru?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daru.

What to pack for Daru in January

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

In January, Daru sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Daru 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 January at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°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	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Daru 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 Daru peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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	16	14	11	9	10	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Daru?

Daru sits at 9.1°S, 143.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Merauke, 315 km away.

Topography around Daru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Daru is covered by water (55%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

water 55%

16 km

46 m

water 60%

80 km

80 m

water 63%

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

January weather nearby: Merauke 315 km · Mendi 330 km · Mount Hagen 375 km · Goroka 410 km · Bulolo 431 km · Port Moresby 435 km · Lae 492 km · Madang 515 km

Papua New Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type I; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 58% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,020; 2025
Homicide rate: 9.3; per 100k, 2010
Road deaths: 12.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; 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 Daru (-9.0779°, 143.2089°, 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. 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. 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	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	26
10	29	26
11	29	26
12	29	26
13	29	26
14	29	26
15	29	26
16	29	26
17	29	26
18	29	26
19	29	26
20	29	26
21	29	26
22	29	26
23	29	26
24	29	26
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	29	26
28	29	26
29	29	26
30	29	26
31	29	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	33	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	33	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	8	92

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	33	67