Narra weather in January

In January, Narra sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 118 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 11.5 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 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Narra's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Narra is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan.

Density
34/km²
people per km²
Founded
1969

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 Narra reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12725
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How January really feels in Narra

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.

Narra 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° / 25°11815.511.55.5
Feb27° / 24°8111.911.75.9
Mar28° / 25°9113.611.95.6
Apr29° / 26°731412.25.0
May29° / 26°16023.912.43.7
Jun28° / 26°19926.812.53.3
Jul28° / 25°21927.712.53.6
Aug28° / 25°2072712.33.6
Sep28° / 25°21025.712.13.6
Oct28° / 25°23927.711.83.6
Nov28° / 25°20725.711.63.9
Dec28° / 25°2052311.54.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123367
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Narra gets around 118 mm of rain over 15.5 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 51% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
259
358
457
557
656
755
854
954
1054
1153
1253
1353
1453
1552
1652
1751
1851
1950
2049
2149
2248
2347
2446
2546
2645
2744
2844
2944
3043
3143

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
158015
258114
358213
458312
548511
648610
748610
84879
94879
104888
115878
125887
135887
145896
155896
165896
176886
186886
196895
207885
217885
228875
238875
249865
259874
269874
279874
2810873
2910873
3010873
3110873

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:25 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:54
211.56:265:54
311.56:265:55
411.56:275:55
511.56:275:56
611.56:275:56
711.56:285:57
811.56:285:57
911.56:285:58
1011.56:295:58
1111.56:295:59
1211.56:295:59
1311.56:306:00
1411.56:306:00
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1811.56:316:02
1911.56:316:02
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
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225.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Narra

In seasonPeak

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

Narra 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 Narra?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Narra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narra in January

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

In January, Narra sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Narra 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 offshore is warmest in May 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Narra in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Narra peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Narra?

Narra sits at 9.3°N, 118.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Puerto Princesa, 64 km away.

Jose RizalRoxasEl NidoMapunKudatCulion

Topography around Narra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,709 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m.

The land around Narra is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
1,709 m
80 km
1,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Puerto Princesa 64 km · Brookes Point 83 km · Jose Rizal 108 km · Roxas 156 km · El Nido 239 km · Mapun 255 km · Kudat 317 km · Culion 341 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 Narra (9.2688°, 118.4043°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).