Bansalan weather in January

In January, Bansalan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 156 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bansalan's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bansalan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Bansalan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Davao del Sur.

Density
136/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bansalan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Bansalan

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
31
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.

Bansalan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°15616.711.64.1
Feb30° / 22°10612.611.84.1
Mar32° / 22°11613.9123.8
Apr32° / 23°12615.412.13.2
May31° / 23°23925.612.32.7
Jun30° / 23°27727.112.42.7
Jul30° / 22°24326.612.43.0
Aug30° / 22°24626.412.22.9
Sep30° / 22°22725.3122.9
Oct30° / 22°25726.211.82.9
Nov30° / 22°18622.311.73.2
Dec30° / 22°14518.411.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
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112278
122179
132179
142179
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bansalan gets around 156 mm of rain over 16.7 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112079
212178
312277
412277
512277
612376
712376
812376
912376
1012475
1112475
1212475
1312475
1412475
1512475
1612475
1712574
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2012673
2112673
2212673
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2402773
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2602872
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:545:31
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311.65:555:32
411.65:555:32
511.65:565:33
611.65:565:33
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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 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bansalan

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Bansalan?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bansalan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bansalan in January

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

In January, Bansalan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bansalan 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bansalan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bansalan peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bansalan 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 Bansalan is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2019 µg/m³May 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bansalan?

Bansalan sits at 6.8°N, 125.2°E, 162 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Magsaysay, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Bansalan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bansalan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,947 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Bansalan is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
1,947 m
80 km
2,917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Magsaysay 4.0 km · Digos 16 km · Kidapawan 28 km · Lambayong 35 km · Santa Maria 38 km · Buluan 46 km · Koronadal 51 km · Davao 54 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 Bansalan (6.7861°, 125.2133°, elevation 162 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).