Ozamiz City weather in January

In January, Ozamiz City sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 197 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Ozamiz City's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ozamiz City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
81%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ozamiz City is city of the Philippines in the province of Misamis Occidental.

Density
548/km²
people per km²
Founded
1757

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ozamiz City reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Ozamiz City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 5 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
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ozamiz City 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
Jan28° / 23°19722.711.64.0
Feb29° / 23°16517.811.74.2
Mar30° / 23°11917.511.94.2
Apr31° / 24°12016.612.23.8
May31° / 24°24426.412.42.8
Jun30° / 24°30827.312.52.7
Jul30° / 23°25326.812.43.0
Aug30° / 23°21824.612.33.2
Sep30° / 23°26825.8122.9
Oct30° / 23°28728.411.82.8
Nov30° / 23°2092511.63.1
Dec29° / 23°20824.911.53.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ozamiz City gets around 197 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
476
576
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1174
1274
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1473
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1772
1871
1971
2071
2170
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2670
2770
2869
2969
3069
3168

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
136334
236532
336631
436730
526929
627127
727226
827325
927424
1027523
1127721
1227721
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
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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 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:025:34
211.56:025:34
311.56:035:35
411.56:035:35
511.56:035:36
611.56:045:36
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Ozamiz City

In seasonPeak

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

Ozamiz City 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 Ozamiz City?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ozamiz City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ozamiz City in January

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

In January, Ozamiz City sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ozamiz City 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 26 km away) 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ozamiz City 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 Ozamiz City peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ozamiz City 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 Ozamiz City is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1815 µg/m³Jan 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ozamiz City?

Ozamiz City sits at 8.1°N, 123.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bacolod, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ozamiz City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ozamiz City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Ozamiz City is covered by water (37%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
960 m
80 km
2,368 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Bacolod 9.0 km · Tubod 12 km · Tangub 14 km · Boroon 37 km · Oroquieta 38 km · Nunungan 39 km · Molave 39 km · Mantampay 41 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 Ozamiz City (8.1481°, 123.8405°, elevation 10 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).