Calbayog City weather in January

In January, Calbayog City sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 99 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 21% 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 Calbayog City's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calbayog City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:10 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Calbayog City is city of the Philippines in the province of Samar.

Density
77/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 Calbayog City reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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 Calbayog City

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.

Calbayog City weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°9912.211.45.9
Feb28° / 24°668.411.66.4
Mar28° / 25°549.211.95.9
Apr29° / 26°448.512.35.5
May29° / 26°12718.812.54.2
Jun29° / 26°22725.612.73.3
Jul28° / 26°32528.312.63.2
Aug28° / 26°26425.512.43.5
Sep28° / 26°29425.712.13.4
Oct28° / 26°2292511.73.7
Nov29° / 26°12618.211.44.4
Dec28° / 25°16217.211.35.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
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204060
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224159
234258
244357
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314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Calbayog City gets around 99 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
246
346
445
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1343
1443
1543
1642
1742
1841
1940
2039
2138
2237
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2435
2534
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10117811
20117910
3011809
4011818
5011827
6011836
7012826
8012835
9012835
10012835
11012844
12012844
13012844
14012844
15013834
16013834
17013834
18013834
19013834
20014824
21014824
22014824
23015814
24015823
25115813
26115813
27116803
28116803
29116803
30116803
31116812

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light 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 6:06 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:065:24
211.36:065:24
311.36:065:25
411.36:075:25
511.36:075:26
611.36:075:26
711.36:085:27
811.36:085:28
911.36:085:28
1011.36:095:29
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1411.46:105:31
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1911.46:115:33
2011.46:115:34
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2611.46:115:37
2711.46:115:37
2811.46:115:38
2911.46:115:38
3011.56:115:38
3111.56:115:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.3Bright
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244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Calbayog City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Calbayog City's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Calbayog City?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Calbayog City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Calbayog City in January

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

In January, Calbayog City sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Calbayog City 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 22 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Calbayog City 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 Calbayog City peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Calbayog City?

Calbayog City sits at 12.1°N, 124.6°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Catbalogan, 45 km away.

CarigaraIrosinPanalanoy

Topography around Calbayog City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calbayog City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m.

The land around Calbayog City is covered by trees (42%) and water (41%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
483 m
80 km
1,291 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Catbalogan 45 km · Catarman 48 km · Zumarraga 55 km · Esperanza 71 km · Laoang 72 km · Carigara 86 km · Irosin 93 km · Panalanoy 101 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 Calbayog City (12.0668°, 124.5962°, elevation 7 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).