Palayan City weather in January

In January, Palayan City sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 29 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 40% 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 Palayan City's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palayan City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Palayan City is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
234/km²
people per km²
Founded
1965

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 Palayan City 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 on par with February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 25 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
25
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.

Palayan City weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°293.511.25.9
Feb31° / 21°30311.55.6
Mar32° / 22°324.511.94.7
Apr34° / 24°397.312.33.4
May34° / 25°19220.312.72.3
Jun32° / 24°27325.912.92.3
Jul31° / 24°41829.712.82.4
Aug31° / 24°40329.612.52.5
Sep31° / 24°34528.212.12.5
Oct31° / 23°23319.111.63.4
Nov31° / 23°1011011.34.6
Dec30° / 22°887.611.15.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106238
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
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236337
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256535
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palayan City gets around 29 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
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512
611
711
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2013
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1945451
2946451
3947441
4948431
5848421
6849420
7851410
8851410
9851410
10851410
11851410
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14851410
15850420
16850420
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18850420
19851410
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22851410
23950410
24951400
25951400
261050400
271051390
281150390
291150390
301150390
311150390

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
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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 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:265:32
211.16:265:32
311.16:275:33
411.16:275:33
511.16:275:34
611.16:285:34
711.16:285:35
811.16:285:35
911.16:295:36
1011.16:295:37
1111.16:295:37
1211.16:295:38
1311.16:295:38
1411.26:305:39
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Palayan City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Palayan City'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 Palayan City?

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 Palayan City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Palayan City in January

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

In January, Palayan City 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 Palayan City in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 59 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Palayan City in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palayan City peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Palayan 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 Palayan City 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 Palayan City?

Palayan City sits at 15.5°N, 121.1°E, 73 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Mamerto Natividad, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palayan City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palayan City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Palayan City is covered by trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
688 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: General Mamerto Natividad 8.0 km · Laur 12 km · Bongabon 12 km · Cabanatuan City 14 km · Talavera 18 km · Rizal 19 km · General Tinio 22 km · Peñaranda 23 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 Palayan City (15.5415°, 121.0848°, elevation 73 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).