Iloilo weather in January

In January, Iloilo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 60 mm of rain across 12 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Iloilo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iloilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Iloilo is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Iloilo.

Density
6,047/km²
people per km²
Founded
1566

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 Iloilo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Iloilo

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.

Iloilo 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
Jan29° / 24°601211.45.2
Feb30° / 24°569.211.65.2
Mar31° / 24°549.411.94.7
Apr32° / 25°478.212.24.1
May32° / 25°13821.112.52.9
Jun31° / 25°23027.312.62.6
Jul30° / 25°31329.112.62.7
Aug30° / 25°28228.712.42.8
Sep30° / 25°28427.812.12.8
Oct30° / 25°21125.911.83.1
Nov30° / 25°12117.811.54.0
Dec29° / 24°1201711.44.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
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183862
193862
203961
214060
224159
234159
244258
254357
264258
274357
284357
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Iloilo gets around 60 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
444
544
644
743
843
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1640
1739
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2535
2635
2735
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
166727
266925
367024
467222
567420
667519
757718
857916
958015
1058114
1158213
1258213
1358312
1458411
1568311
1668311
1768410
1868410
1978310
2078310
2178310
2288210
2388210
2488210
258839
269829
279829
289829
299829
309838
319838

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:115:34
211.46:125:35
311.46:125:35
411.46:135:36
511.46:135:36
611.46:135:37
711.46:145:38
811.46:145:38
911.46:145:39
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1111.46:155:40
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3111.56:175:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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134.5Bright
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174.6Bright
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284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Iloilo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Iloilo'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 Iloilo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iloilo in January

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

In January, Iloilo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Iloilo 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 May 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Iloilo 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 Iloilo peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 highMar 24UV 14Nov 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Iloilo?

Iloilo sits at 10.7°N, 122.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Pulupandan, 33 km away.

Topography around Iloilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iloilo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m.

The land around Iloilo is covered by water (42%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
2,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Pulupandan 33 km · Bago City 35 km · Taloc 39 km · Pacol 39 km · Sumag 40 km · Bacolod City 42 km · Talisay 44 km · Mansilingan 46 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 Iloilo (10.6969°, 122.5644°, 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).