Maluñgun weather in January

In January, Maluñgun sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 169 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 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 Maluñgun's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maluñgun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:58 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Maluñgun is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani.

Density
70/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 Maluñgun reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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312921

How January really feels in Maluñgun

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.

Maluñgun weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°16918.411.74.3
Feb29° / 21°12214.111.84.4
Mar30° / 22°13515.8124.1
Apr31° / 22°1441812.13.6
May30° / 22°24527.112.32.9
Jun29° / 22°28627.612.42.9
Jul29° / 22°2392712.33.2
Aug29° / 22°22226.412.23.2
Sep29° / 22°20525123.2
Oct30° / 22°23926.511.93.1
Nov30° / 22°19924.211.73.3
Dec29° / 22°16221.411.63.8

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112179
122278
132278
142278
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312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Maluñgun gets around 169 mm of rain over 18.4 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 61% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
460
560
660
760
860
960
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1960
2059
2159
2259
2358
2458
2558
2657
2757
2856
2955
3055
3154

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111881
211881
311980
411980
511980
612079
712079
812079
912178
1012178
1112178
1212178
1312178
1412277
1512277
1602278
1702278
1802377
1902377
2002476
2102476
2202476
2302575
2402575
2502575
2602674
2702674
2802773
2902773
3002773
3102872

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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125calm
135calm
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155calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
316calm

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 5:53 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:535:31
211.65:535:32
311.65:545:32
411.65:545:33
511.65:545:33
611.65:555:34
711.75:555:34
811.75:565:35
911.75:565:35
1011.75:565:36
1111.75:575:36
1211.75:575:37
1311.75:575:37
1411.75:575:37
1511.75:585:38
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1911.75:595:40
2011.75:595:40
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Maluñgun

In seasonPeak

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

Maluñgun 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 Maluñgun?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Maluñgun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maluñgun in January

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

In January, Maluñgun sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maluñgun 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 39 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Maluñgun in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maluñgun peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maluñgun?

Maluñgun sits at 6.3°N, 125.3°E, 127 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Alabel, 20 km away.

Topography around Maluñgun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maluñgun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Maluñgun is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
935 m
80 km
2,917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Alabel 20 km · General Santos 22 km · Polomolok 25 km · Malapatan 34 km · Tupi 37 km · Santa Maria 37 km · Lambayong 37 km · Malita 39 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 Maluñgun (6.2792°, 125.2817°, elevation 127 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).