Sablayan weather in January

In January, Sablayan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sablayan's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sablayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:27 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sablayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Occidental Mindoro.

Density
42/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 Sablayan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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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22825
32825
42825
52825
62825
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312825

How January really feels in Sablayan

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.

Sablayan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°305.411.37.0
Feb28° / 25°275.111.67.0
Mar29° / 26°356.611.96.4
Apr29° / 27°438.812.35.6
May29° / 27°21921.712.63.9
Jun29° / 26°41127.112.73.2
Jul28° / 26°6642912.73.4
Aug28° / 26°5912812.43.6
Sep28° / 26°51426.812.13.6
Oct28° / 26°28723.311.74.1
Nov29° / 26°10612.811.45.2
Dec28° / 26°11510.311.35.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45743
55743
65644
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165545
175644
185545
195644
205743
215842
225941
235941
246040
256139
266139
276238
286238
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sablayan gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.4 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
520
619
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2218
2318
2417
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1325693
2325702
3326692
4226702
5227701
6227701
7228691
8228691
9229681
10229681
11229681
12229681
13229681
14229681
15229681
16229681
17229681
18229681
19229681
20230671
21230671
22330661
23330661
24330661
25330670
26330670
27430660
28431650
29431650
30431650
31432640

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:225:38
211.36:235:38
311.36:235:39
411.36:235:39
511.36:245:40
611.36:245:40
711.36:245:41
811.36:255:42
911.36:255:42
1011.36:255:43
1111.36:265:43
1211.36:265:44
1311.36:265:44
1411.36:265:45
1511.36:265:45
1611.36:275:46
1711.36:275:46
1811.36:275:47
1911.36:275:47
2011.36:275:48
2111.46:275:48
2211.46:275:49
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2511.46:275:50
2611.46:285:51
2711.46:285:51
2811.46:275:52
2911.46:275:52
3011.46:275:53
3111.46:275:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sablayan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sablayan's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Sablayan?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Sablayan for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sablayan in January

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

In January, Sablayan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sablayan 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sablayan 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 Sablayan peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sablayan?

Sablayan sits at 12.8°N, 120.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mamburao, 47 km away.

Rosario

Topography around Sablayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sablayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m.

The land around Sablayan is covered by water (69%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
2,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Mamburao 47 km · San Jose 63 km · Victoria 67 km · Puerto Galera 77 km · Calapan 78 km · Pinamalayan 79 km · Mansalay 81 km · Rosario 101 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 Sablayan (12.8346°, 120.769°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).