Bongabon weather in January

In January, Bongabon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bongabon's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongabon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Bongabon is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
242/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bongabon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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How January really feels in Bongabon

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.

Bongabon 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
Jan26° / 20°43611.27.1
Feb27° / 20°445.811.57.1
Mar28° / 21°468.411.96.3
Apr30° / 22°5510.912.35.0
May31° / 23°19020.212.73.5
Jun30° / 23°23524.912.93.1
Jul29° / 23°37829.512.82.9
Aug29° / 22°38129.512.53.0
Sep29° / 22°34027.912.13.0
Oct29° / 22°26421.611.64.0
Nov28° / 21°12914.111.35.6
Dec27° / 21°12410.411.16.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115050
125050
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bongabon gets around 43 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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518
618
717
817
917
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1721
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2122
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2821
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3021
3121

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10176122
20176221
30176320
40176419
50176518
60176617
71176517
81176616
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101176616
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:265:31
211.16:265:32
311.16:275:32
411.16:275:33
511.16:275:33
611.16:285:34
711.16:285:35
811.16:285:35
911.16:285:36
1011.16:295:36
1111.16:295:37
1211.16:295:37
1311.16:295:38
1411.26:295:39
1511.26:305:39
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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 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bongabon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bongabon's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Bongabon?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bongabon in January

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

In January, Bongabon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Bongabon in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 51 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Bongabon in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bongabon peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bongabon 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 Bongabon is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1922 µg/m³Feb 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bongabon?

Bongabon sits at 15.6°N, 121.1°E, 74 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Laur, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bongabon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongabon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Bongabon is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
1,328 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Laur 7.0 km · Rizal 10 km · General Mamerto Natividad 11 km · Palayan City 12 km · Talavera 25 km · Cabanatuan City 25 km · Muñoz 28 km · General Tinio 33 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 Bongabon (15.6321°, 121.1448°, elevation 74 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).