Borongan weather in January

In January, Borongan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 273 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Borongan's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Borongan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Eastern Samar.

Density
150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1619

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Borongan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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 Borongan

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.

Borongan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°27325.211.44.1
Feb28° / 24°18321.511.64.2
Mar29° / 24°16722.711.94.1
Apr29° / 25°12021.312.33.9
May30° / 25°16324.812.53.2
Jun30° / 25°23626.812.72.8
Jul30° / 25°25126.812.62.8
Aug31° / 26°1902312.43.0
Sep31° / 25°21925.112.12.9
Oct30° / 25°22526.711.73.0
Nov29° / 25°25226.311.53.3
Dec28° / 25°32827.811.33.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
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102674
112674
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Borongan gets around 273 mm of rain over 25.2 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 82% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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285
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3181

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
144056
244254
344452
444650
544849
645047
745145
845343
935641
1035740
1135938
1236037
1336136
1446135
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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:02 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:21
211.36:025:22
311.36:025:22
411.36:035:23
511.36:035:23
611.36:035:24
711.36:045:24
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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 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
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244.3Bright
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264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Borongan

In seasonPeak

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

Borongan 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 Borongan?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Borongan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borongan in January

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

In January, Borongan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Borongan 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 21 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Borongan 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 Borongan peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Borongan?

Borongan sits at 11.6°N, 125.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Panalanoy, 61 km away.

CarigaraBurauen

Topography around Borongan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borongan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Borongan is covered by trees (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
674 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Panalanoy 61 km · Tacloban 62 km · Catbalogan 62 km · Zumarraga 64 km · Palo 69 km · Tanauan 72 km · Carigara 89 km · Burauen 92 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 Borongan (11.6081°, 125.4319°, elevation 8 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).