Bongao weather in January

In January, Bongao sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 148 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bongao's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Bongao is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Density
72/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bongao reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Bongao

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.

Bongao weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°14819.211.74.9
Feb27° / 26°8613.411.85.6
Mar28° / 26°8014.1125.8
Apr28° / 27°8515.212.15.2
May28° / 27°14222.812.24.1
Jun28° / 27°15523.112.33.9
Jul28° / 26°14821.912.34.3
Aug28° / 27°12020.912.24.6
Sep28° / 27°11019.4124.5
Oct28° / 26°16123.711.94.1
Nov28° / 26°16124.311.84.1
Dec28° / 26°1532411.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22278
32377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bongao gets around 148 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
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369
468
567
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117029
217128
317227
417326
507525
607624
707723
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1108218
1208317
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:55
211.76:135:56
311.76:145:56
411.76:145:57
511.76:145:57
611.76:155:58
711.76:155:58
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bongao

In seasonPeak

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

Bongao 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 Bongao?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bongao for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bongao in January

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

In January, Bongao sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bongao 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bongao 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 Bongao peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bongao?

Bongao sits at 5.0°N, 119.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Sitangkai, 58 km away.

SempornaLahad DatuJoloSandakanMapun

Topography around Bongao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongao has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Bongao is covered by water (47%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
517 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Sitangkai 58 km · Semporna 142 km · Lahad Datu 160 km · Jolo 177 km · Sandakan 204 km · Tawau 226 km · Nunukan 255 km · Mapun 257 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 Bongao (5.0292°, 119.7731°, elevation 3 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).