Carigara weather in January

In January, Carigara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 141 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Carigara's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carigara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:08 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Carigara is municipality in the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
148/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Carigara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12924
22924
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42924
52924
62924
72924
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How January really feels in Carigara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Carigara 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
Jan29° / 24°14118.311.44.1
Feb30° / 24°10314.811.64.2
Mar31° / 24°9314.611.94.1
Apr32° / 25°6513.212.23.7
May32° / 26°13219.912.53.0
Jun31° / 25°22524.412.62.7
Jul31° / 25°28027.612.62.6
Aug31° / 25°21625.412.42.7
Sep31° / 25°25726.412.12.6
Oct31° / 25°24727.911.72.7
Nov30° / 25°16923.111.53.2
Dec30° / 24°20522.411.43.6

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102674
112674
122674
132674
142674
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202872
212872
222971
232971
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293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Carigara gets around 141 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
364
463
563
663
762
862
961
1061
1161
1260
1360
1460
1559
1659
1758
1858
1958
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2756
2856
2956
3057
3157

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134156
224256
324454
424652
524850
625049
715247
815445
915544
1015742
1115841
1215940
1316039
1416138
1516237
1616237
1716237
1826236
1926236
2026236
2126236
2226335
2326335
2426335
2536235
2636235
2736235
2836235
2936235
3036235
3136235

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:045:25
211.46:045:25
311.46:055:26
411.46:055:26
511.46:055:27
611.46:065:28
711.46:065:28
811.46:065:29
911.46:075:29
1011.46:075:30
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1211.46:085:31
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3111.56:105:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
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154.4Bright
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214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Carigara

In seasonPeak

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

Carigara 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 Carigara?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Carigara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carigara in January

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

In January, Carigara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Carigara 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 offshore 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Carigara in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carigara peaks around April 13 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 13UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Carigara?

Carigara sits at 11.3°N, 124.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Ormoc, 33 km away.

Topography around Carigara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carigara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Carigara is covered by water (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
1,225 m
80 km
1,309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ormoc 33 km · Tacloban 36 km · Panalanoy 36 km · Palo 37 km · Zumarraga 42 km · Tanauan 42 km · Burauen 43 km · Catbalogan 58 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 Carigara (11.2981°, 124.679°, elevation 5 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).