Polomolok weather in January

In January, Polomolok sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 160 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Polomolok's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polomolok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
78%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Polomolok is municipality of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato.

Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Polomolok reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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 Polomolok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 17 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
17
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.

Polomolok weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°16019.111.74.1
Feb30° / 21°12415.311.84.1
Mar31° / 22°13617.5123.8
Apr31° / 22°15118.512.13.4
May30° / 22°24027.212.32.8
Jun29° / 22°25827.512.42.9
Jul29° / 22°21426.912.33.2
Aug29° / 22°19725.712.23.3
Sep30° / 22°18724.9123.2
Oct30° / 22°2262711.93.0
Nov30° / 22°18824.511.73.3
Dec29° / 22°15821.911.63.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
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212179
222278
232278
242377
252575
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312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Polomolok gets around 160 mm of rain over 19.1 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 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
465
565
664
764
863
963
1062
1162
1262
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1461
1561
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1760
1860
1960
2060
2160
2260
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2459
2559
2659
2758
2858
2957
3057
3157

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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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111881
211980
311980
412079
512079
612079
712178
802179
902179
1002278
1102278
1202278
1302278
1402278
1502377
1602377
1702377
1802476
1902476
2002476
2102476
2202575
2302575
2412574
2512574
2612574
2712574
2812574
2912574
3012574
3112574

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:545:32
211.65:545:33
311.65:545:33
411.65:555:34
511.75:555:34
611.75:565:35
711.75:565:35
811.75:565:36
911.75:575:36
1011.75:575:37
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Polomolok

In seasonPeak

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

Polomolok 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 Polomolok?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Polomolok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polomolok in January

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

In January, Polomolok sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Polomolok in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 39 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Polomolok in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Polomolok peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Polomolok?

Polomolok sits at 6.2°N, 125.1°E, 300 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Santos, 17 km away.

Topography around Polomolok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polomolok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,273 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Polomolok is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
2,273 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: General Santos 17 km · Tupi 18 km · Maluñgun 25 km · Alabel 28 km · Lambayong 33 km · Malapatan 38 km · Banga 39 km · Lake Sebu 39 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 Polomolok (6.2217°, 125.064°, elevation 300 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).