Mati weather in January

In January, Mati sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 187 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Mati's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
75%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Mati is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Davao Oriental.

Density
180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mati reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 27°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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Mati weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°18718.911.65.1
Feb26° / 23°13114.711.85.5
Mar27° / 23°11314.6125.8
Apr27° / 24°9614.112.15.7
May27° / 24°18325.612.34.1
Jun27° / 24°24327.912.43.6
Jul27° / 24°23728.312.43.7
Aug27° / 24°2472812.23.8
Sep27° / 24°21725.6123.9
Oct27° / 24°23326.111.84.0
Nov27° / 24°17422.511.74.5
Dec27° / 24°16120.711.64.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102674
112575
122575
132575
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202773
212773
222872
232872
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253169
263169
273169
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mati gets around 187 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
362
461
561
661
760
860
960
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2561
2661
2761
2860
2960
3059
3159

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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11585
21585
31684
41783
51783
61882
71882
81981
92080
102080
112179
122179
132278
142278
152377
162377
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182476
192575
202674
212674
222773
232773
242872
252872
262872
272971
282971
293070
303070
313070

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 8 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
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:50 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:505:26
211.65:515:27
311.65:515:27
411.65:515:28
511.65:525:28
611.65:525:29
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1911.65:565:35
2011.65:565:35
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2211.75:575:36
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mati

In seasonPeak

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

Mati 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 Mati?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mati for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mati in January

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

In January, Mati sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mati 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 Mati 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 Mati peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 11UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mati?

Mati sits at 7.0°N, 126.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lupon, 24 km away.

Topography around Mati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mati has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,298 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,636 m.

The land around Mati is covered by trees (54%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
312 m
16 km
1,298 m
80 km
2,636 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lupon 24 km · Manay 46 km · Samal 58 km · Maco 60 km · San Mariano 65 km · Davao 68 km · Panabo 71 km · Magugpo Poblacion 71 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 Mati (6.9551°, 126.2165°, elevation 21 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).