Rosario weather in January

In January, Rosario sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 49 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rosario's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Rosario reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°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 about 1°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Rosario weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°4910.211.35.6
Feb29° / 23°447.611.55.5
Mar31° / 24°509.811.94.8
Apr32° / 25°5210.612.33.8
May33° / 25°15020.812.62.8
Jun32° / 25°21924.912.82.6
Jul31° / 25°33927.712.72.7
Aug30° / 25°2702612.52.8
Sep30° / 24°32927.112.12.7
Oct30° / 24°23624.611.73.2
Nov30° / 24°14519.911.43.9
Dec29° / 24°1871711.24.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44753
54753
64753
74852
84852
94753
104654
114654
124555
134555
144456
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rosario gets around 49 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
337
436
535
634
734
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
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2532
2632
2731
2831
2930
3029
3129

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1120727
2120736
3120745
4120745
5120754
6121744
7121744
8122743
9122743
10123733
11124732
12124732
13124732
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22128692
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31132652

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:22 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:225:35
211.26:225:35
311.26:235:36
411.26:235:36
511.26:235:37
611.26:245:37
711.26:245:38
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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 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rosario

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rosario's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Rosario?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Rosario for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rosario in January

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

In January, Rosario sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rosario 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rosario 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 Rosario peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 17UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Rosario?

Rosario sits at 13.6°N, 121.2°E, 13 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Batangas, 22 km away.

Topography around Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rosario has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m.

The land around Rosario is covered by trees (47%) and water (40%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
986 m
80 km
2,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Batangas 22 km · Calapan 25 km · Bauan 29 km · San Pascual 29 km · Puerto Galera 32 km · Lipa City 35 km · Cuenca 35 km · Bignay Uno 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 Rosario (13.6323°, 121.2207°, elevation 13 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).