Laur weather in January

In January, Laur sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 44 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Laur's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Laur is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
65/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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Laur reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12621
22621
32621
42621
52621
62621
72621
82621
92621
102621
112721
122721
132721
142721
152721
162721
172721
182721
192721
202721
212721
222721
232721
242721
252721
262721
272721
282721
292721
302721
312721

How January really feels in Laur

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.

Laur 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
Jan27° / 21°445.811.27.2
Feb27° / 21°40511.57.2
Mar28° / 22°406.511.96.6
Apr30° / 23°438.212.35.3
May31° / 24°19319.312.73.6
Jun30° / 24°25425.312.92.9
Jul29° / 23°37429.412.82.8
Aug29° / 23°36429.612.52.8
Sep29° / 23°3232812.12.9
Oct29° / 23°24720.111.64.1
Nov28° / 22°12413.111.35.6
Dec27° / 22°12710.911.16.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105743
115743
125743
135644
145644
155644
165545
175545
185545
195644
205644
215644
225743
235743
245842
255941
265941
276040
286040
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Laur gets around 44 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
222
320
419
518
617
717
816
916
1016
1117
1217
1318
1418
1519
1620
1720
1821
1921
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2621
2721
2821
2920
3020
3120

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10115336
20115336
30115435
40115534
50115534
60115633
70115633
80115732
90115732
100115732
110115732
120115732
130115633
140115633
150115633
160115633
171115533
181115533
191115533
201115533
211115533
221125433
231125532
240125632
250125632
260135631
270135631
280135730
290135730
300135730
310135730

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:265:31
211.16:265:32
311.16:265:32
411.16:275:33
511.16:275:33
611.16:275:34
711.16:285:34
811.16:285:35
911.16:285:36
1011.16:285:36
1111.16:295:37
1211.16:295:37
1311.16:295:38
1411.26:295:38
1511.26:295:39
1611.26:305:40
1711.26:305:40
1811.26:305:41
1911.26:305:41
2011.26:305:42
2111.26:305:42
2211.26:305:43
2311.26:305:43
2411.26:305:44
2511.26:305:45
2611.36:305:45
2711.36:305:46
2811.36:305:46
2911.36:305:47
3011.36:305:47
3111.36:305:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Laur

In seasonPeak

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

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

Laur's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Laur?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Laur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Laur in January

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

In January, Laur sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Laur 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 47 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
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Laur 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 Laur peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Laur 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 Laur is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1922 µg/m³Feb 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Laur?

Laur sits at 15.6°N, 121.2°E, 73 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bongabon, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Laur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Laur is covered by cropland (77%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
1,754 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bongabon 7.0 km · Palayan City 12 km · General Mamerto Natividad 14 km · Rizal 16 km · Cabanatuan City 26 km · Talavera 28 km · General Tinio 30 km · Peñaranda 32 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 Laur (15.5865°, 121.1834°, elevation 73 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. 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).