Lupon weather in January

In January, Lupon sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 334 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 8% 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 Lupon's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lupon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
334 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
78%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Lupon is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Davao Oriental.

Density
78/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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lupon reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42724
52724
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312724

Lupon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°33427.511.63.9
Feb27° / 24°27523.811.84.0
Mar27° / 24°27827124.0
Apr27° / 24°25527.512.13.7
May28° / 25°28826.812.33.8
Jun28° / 25°28125.512.43.8
Jul27° / 25°1952212.44.4
Aug27° / 25°16020.512.24.7
Sep28° / 25°12917.5124.9
Oct28° / 25°19821.211.84.5
Nov27° / 25°27624.811.74.0
Dec27° / 24°2932711.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
62080
72080
82080
91981
101981
111981
121882
131882
141882
152080
162080
172080
182179
192179
202179
212278
222278
232377
242674
252674
262773
272773
282773
292872
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lupon gets around 334 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1088
1188
1288
1388
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2487
2587
2688
2788
2887
2987
3087
3187

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
24951
33961
43961
53961
63970
73970
82980
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
173961
183961
193961
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274960
284960
293970
303970
313970

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:515:27
211.65:515:28
311.65:525:28
411.65:525:29
511.65:535:29
611.65:535:30
711.65:535:30
811.65:545:31
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1211.65:555:33
1311.65:555:33
1411.65:565:34
1511.65:565:34
1611.65:565:34
1711.65:565:35
1811.65:575:35
1911.65:575:36
2011.75:575:36
2111.75:575:37
2211.75:575:37
2311.75:585:37
2411.75:585:38
2511.75:585:38
2611.75:585:39
2711.75:585:39
2811.75:585:39
2911.75:585:40
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3111.75:585:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
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244.7Bright
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264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lupon

In seasonPeak

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

Lupon 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 Lupon?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lupon.

What to pack for Lupon in January

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

In January, Lupon sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lupon in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lupon 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 Lupon peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lupon?

Lupon sits at 6.9°N, 126.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mati, 24 km away.

Topography around Lupon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lupon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,654 m.

The land around Lupon is covered by water (41%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
2,654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mati 24 km · Samal 39 km · Davao 48 km · Maco 54 km · Panabo 58 km · Cabayangan 64 km · Magugpo Poblacion 65 km · San Mariano 67 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 Lupon (6.8981°, 126.0096°, elevation 23 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).