Mangaldan weather in January

In January, Mangaldan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Mangaldan's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangaldan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:33 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Mangaldan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan.

Density
1,832/km²
people per km²
Founded
1600

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mangaldan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Mangaldan

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.

Mangaldan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°204.411.25.9
Feb31° / 21°274.511.55.4
Mar32° / 22°407.811.94.3
Apr33° / 24°6312.512.43.2
May33° / 24°22123.212.72.5
Jun31° / 24°29627.412.92.4
Jul30° / 24°4793012.92.6
Aug30° / 24°45229.612.52.7
Sep30° / 23°36728.612.12.7
Oct30° / 23°24521.511.63.5
Nov31° / 23°8911.411.34.6
Dec30° / 22°557.111.15.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66832
76832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mangaldan gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
414
514
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11185229
21185328
31185328
41185427
51185526
61185625
72185525
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:305:33
211.16:305:34
311.16:305:34
411.16:315:35
511.16:315:36
611.16:315:36
711.16:325:37
811.16:325:37
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1011.16:325:38
1111.16:335:39
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mangaldan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mangaldan'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 Mangaldan?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mangaldan in January

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

In January, Mangaldan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mangaldan 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 offshore is warmest in June 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
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mangaldan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangaldan peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mangaldan 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 Mangaldan is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1137 µg/m³Feb 1330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangaldan?

Mangaldan sits at 16.1°N, 120.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Santa Barbara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Mangaldan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangaldan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,867 m.

The land around Mangaldan is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), water (32%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (24%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
2,867 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Santa Barbara 8.0 km · Calasiao 8.0 km · Dagupan 8.0 km · Manaoag 9.0 km · Binmaley 15 km · Lingayen 19 km · Urdaneta 21 km · Domalanoan 22 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 Mangaldan (16.07°, 120.4025°, 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. 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).