Kabacan weather in January

In January, Kabacan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 231 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kabacan's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabacan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kabacan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato.

Density
71/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kabacan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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 Kabacan

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.

Kabacan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°2312211.62.8
Feb33° / 24°19218.111.82.7
Mar34° / 24°19319.4122.4
Apr35° / 25°1642012.22.0
May34° / 25°21324.512.32.0
Jun33° / 25°2102512.42.3
Jul32° / 25°16824.312.42.6
Aug32° / 25°14021.312.22.8
Sep32° / 25°11819.8122.7
Oct32° / 25°18023.411.82.5
Nov33° / 24°21823.611.72.4
Dec32° / 24°21223.311.62.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kabacan gets around 231 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 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
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474
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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 62% 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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245739
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445838
545937
646036
755936
856035
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1056134
1156233
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 5:32 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:565:32
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kabacan?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabacan.

What to pack for Kabacan in January

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

In January, Kabacan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabacan 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 Kabacan peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kabacan in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kabacan is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1323 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabacan?

Kabacan sits at 7.1°N, 124.8°E, 24 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Talitay, 16 km away.

Topography around Kabacan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabacan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Kabacan is covered by cropland (64%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
2,917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Talitay 16 km · Kidapawan 31 km · General Salipada K. Pendatun 33 km · Midsayap 34 km · Malingao 40 km · Sultan sa Barongis 40 km · Buluan 43 km · Budta 44 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 Kabacan (7.1067°, 124.8292°, elevation 24 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).