Butuan weather in January

In January, Butuan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 268 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Butuan's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
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 Butuan 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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How January really feels in Butuan

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.

Butuan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°2682211.54.5
Feb28° / 24°18717.511.74.8
Mar29° / 24°1491711.94.7
Apr30° / 25°10614.212.24.6
May30° / 25°14622.412.43.6
Jun30° / 25°20624.712.53.2
Jul29° / 25°17922.912.53.5
Aug30° / 25°14420.112.33.7
Sep30° / 25°13720.412.13.6
Oct29° / 25°19624.811.83.4
Nov29° / 25°22023.511.63.6
Dec28° / 24°22223.411.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52872
62773
72773
82773
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Butuan gets around 268 mm of rain over 22 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
573
672
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872
971
1071
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1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
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2570
2669
2769
2868
2968
3067
3166

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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24924
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84933
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 5:56 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:565:26
211.55:575:26
311.55:575:27
411.55:585:27
511.55:585:28
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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 4.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Butuan

In seasonPeak

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

Butuan 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 Butuan?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Butuan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butuan in January

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

In January, Butuan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Butuan 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 27 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Butuan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Butuan peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Butuan?

Butuan sits at 8.9°N, 125.5°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Libertad, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Butuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 m.

The land around Butuan is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
801 m
80 km
2,474 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Libertad 5.0 km · Buenavista 15 km · Cabadbaran 19 km · Bayugan 33 km · Mariano 49 km · Gingoog 51 km · Bah-Bah 56 km · Prosperidad 56 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 Butuan (8.9492°, 125.5436°, elevation 9 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).