Bais weather in January

In January, Bais sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bais's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:12 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Bais is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
275/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bais reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Bais

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 10 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
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bais weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°721211.55.1
Feb29° / 23°729.211.75.2
Mar30° / 24°659.411.94.8
Apr32° / 25°589.212.24.2
May31° / 25°15221.912.43.2
Jun30° / 25°24326.712.52.9
Jul29° / 24°2872812.53.1
Aug29° / 24°25926.112.33.3
Sep29° / 24°2682712.13.1
Oct29° / 24°24326.811.83.2
Nov30° / 24°13519.411.63.9
Dec29° / 24°12617.211.54.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113070
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133070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bais gets around 72 mm of rain over 12 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
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544
643
743
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942
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1142
1241
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1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
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2436
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18857
28857
38866
48875
58875
68884
78884
88893
98893
108893
118893
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138902
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:075:34
211.56:085:35
311.56:085:35
411.56:085:36
511.56:095:36
611.56:095:37
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bais

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bais's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bais?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bais for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bais in January

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

In January, Bais sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bais 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 at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in June 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bais in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bais peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Bais?

Bais sits at 9.6°N, 123.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Tanjay, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Bais is covered by water (36%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tanjay 9.0 km · Sibulan 31 km · Dumaguete 38 km · Santa Catalina 40 km · Bayawan 43 km · Kabankalan 55 km · Suay 60 km · Guihulñgan 61 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Bais (9.5911°, 123.1228°, elevation 10 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).