Calapan weather in January

In January, Calapan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 222 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Calapan's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Calapan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro.

Density
264/km²
people per km²
Founded
1917

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 Calapan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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22824
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How January really feels in Calapan

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.

Calapan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°22225.211.34.2
Feb28° / 23°16418.811.64.6
Mar29° / 24°13818.411.94.5
Apr31° / 25°8415.312.34.2
May31° / 26°17323.112.63.0
Jun31° / 26°22525.212.82.7
Jul30° / 25°31227.112.72.8
Aug31° / 25°2382512.42.9
Sep30° / 25°32026.212.12.8
Oct30° / 25°26426.611.73.1
Nov29° / 25°28126.811.43.3
Dec28° / 24°43928.211.23.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23664
33763
43664
53664
63664
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113664
123565
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304258
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Calapan gets around 222 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
384
484
584
683
783
883
982
1082
1181
1281
1381
1480
1580
1680
1779
1879
1979
2079
2179
2280
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2480
2580
2679
2779
2879
2978
3078
3177

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10147412
20147511
30147610
40147610
5015769
6015778
7015787
8016777
9016777
10017776
11017776
12017776
13018766
14018775
15018775
16019765
17019765
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30119755
31119764

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:22 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:225:35
211.26:225:36
311.26:235:36
411.26:235:37
511.26:235:37
611.26:235:38
711.26:245:38
811.26:245:39
911.36:245:39
1011.36:255:40
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1411.36:265:42
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3111.46:265:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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94.4Bright
104.5Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Calapan

In seasonPeak

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

Calapan 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 Calapan?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Calapan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calapan in January

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

In January, Calapan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calapan 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 21 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Calapan 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 Calapan peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highAug 17UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Calapan?

Calapan sits at 13.4°N, 121.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Rosario, 25 km away.

Topography around Calapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calapan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m.

The land around Calapan is covered by trees (38%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
2,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Rosario 25 km · Puerto Galera 27 km · Victoria 28 km · Batangas 41 km · Bauan 46 km · San Pascual 48 km · Pinamalayan 51 km · Cuenca 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 Calapan (13.4117°, 121.1803°, 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).