Batac City weather in January

In January, Batac City sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Batac City's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batac City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:36 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

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 Batac City reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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How January really feels in Batac City

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Batac City weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°101.5118.0
Feb28° / 23°131.711.47.4
Mar30° / 24°122.511.96.6
Apr30° / 25°376.812.45.5
May30° / 26°19019.812.83.8
Jun30° / 26°3262613.13.1
Jul29° / 26°49328.2133.1
Aug29° / 25°56528.412.63.1
Sep29° / 25°36325.712.13.4
Oct30° / 25°15312.611.64.9
Nov29° / 25°656.811.25.8
Dec29° / 24°324.310.96.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Batac City gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
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1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:335:29
210.96:335:29
310.96:345:30
410.96:345:31
511.06:345:31
611.06:345:32
711.06:355:32
811.06:355:33
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Batac City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Batac City's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Batac City?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Batac City for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Batac City in January

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

In January, Batac City sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Batac City 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 22 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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Batac City in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batac City peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Batac City 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 Batac City is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1427 µg/m³Dec 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batac City?

Batac City sits at 18.1°N, 120.6°E, 27 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Nicolas, 13 km away.

Sanchez-MiraTabukBontoc

Topography around Batac City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batac City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Batac City is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (25%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Nicolas 13 km · Laoag 16 km · Bangued 50 km · Bantay 56 km · Vigan 57 km · Sanchez-Mira 90 km · Tabuk 115 km · Bontoc 116 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 Batac City (18.0554°, 120.5649°, elevation 27 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).