Roxas weather in January

In January, Roxas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 73 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Roxas's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roxas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 Roxas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Roxas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 13 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
13
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.

Roxas 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
Jan28° / 25°731411.55.2
Feb29° / 25°5710.511.75.5
Mar29° / 25°7413.911.95.0
Apr30° / 26°7415.712.24.3
May30° / 26°16124.512.53.2
Jun30° / 26°21126.512.63.0
Jul29° / 25°24327.512.53.0
Aug29° / 25°21226.412.33.2
Sep29° / 25°23526.712.13.0
Oct29° / 25°23527.311.83.1
Nov29° / 25°19025.311.53.4
Dec29° / 25°16422.511.44.0

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 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134159
144159
154159
164159
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184258
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204258
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224357
234456
244456
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264456
274555
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314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Roxas gets around 73 mm of rain over 14 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 46% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
255
354
453
553
652
752
851
951
1050
1150
1250
1349
1449
1548
1647
1747
1846
1945
2044
2143
2242
2342
2441
2540
2639
2739
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125741
225939
326038
426137
526236
626434
726533
816732
916831
1016930
1117029
1217128
1317227
1417326
1527325
1627424
1727424
1827523
1937522
2037522
2137621
2247521
2347620
2447620
2547719
2657619
2757718
2857718
2957817
3057817
3157916

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:24 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:245:48
211.46:245:48
311.46:245:49
411.46:255:50
511.46:255:50
611.46:255:51
711.46:265:51
811.46:265:52
911.46:265:52
1011.46:275:53
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1211.46:275:54
1311.46:285:54
1411.46:285:55
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1811.56:295:57
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2511.56:296:00
2611.56:306:00
2711.56:306:01
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2911.56:306:02
3011.56:306:02
3111.56:306:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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154.9Bright
165.0Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Roxas

In seasonPeak

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

Roxas 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 Roxas?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Roxas in January

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

In January, Roxas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Roxas in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Roxas 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 Roxas peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 highMar 21UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Roxas?

Roxas sits at 10.3°N, 119.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Puerto Princesa, 93 km away.

Puerto PrincesaEl NidoNarraCulionCoronBrookes PointJose RizalSan Jose

Topography around Roxas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roxas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Roxas is covered by water (50%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Puerto Princesa 93 km · El Nido 96 km · Narra 156 km · Culion 189 km · Coron 209 km · Brookes Point 239 km · Jose Rizal 258 km · San Jose 294 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 Roxas (10.3215°, 119.3451°, elevation 7 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).