Sagay weather in January

In January, Sagay sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 179 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Sagay's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sagay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sagay is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
218/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sagay reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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)
12826
22726
32726
42726
52726
62726
72726
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How January really feels in Sagay

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.

Sagay weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°17921.211.44.8
Feb27° / 25°13015.511.65.4
Mar28° / 26°1081511.95.6
Apr29° / 27°7411.612.25.4
May30° / 27°10719.512.54.0
Jun30° / 27°17723.912.63.3
Jul30° / 27°18823.712.63.4
Aug30° / 27°13119.512.43.7
Sep30° / 27°17022.312.13.5
Oct29° / 26°22626.311.83.4
Nov29° / 26°23924.311.53.7
Dec28° / 26°27725.511.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163862
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184060
193961
203961
214159
224159
234357
244357
254456
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sagay gets around 179 mm of rain over 21.2 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 69% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
375
475
574
674
773
872
971
1071
1170
1269
1369
1468
1568
1667
1767
1867
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2466
2565
2665
2765
2865
2964
3064
3164

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
154649
254847
355045
455144
545442
645640
745838
846036
946234
1046432
1146531
1236730
1336928
1446927
1547026
1647026
1747125
1847125
1947224
2057124
2157223
2257322
2357322
2457421
2557421
2667420
2767420
2867420
2967519
3067519
3157619

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
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1420breezy
1520light 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 6:08 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:085:31
211.46:095:31
311.46:095:32
411.46:105:32
511.46:105:33
611.46:105:33
711.46:115:34
811.46:115:34
911.46:115:35
1011.46:115:35
1111.46:125:36
1211.46:125:36
1311.46:125:37
1411.46:125:37
1511.46:135:38
1611.46:135:38
1711.46:135:39
1811.46:135:39
1911.46:135:40
2011.46:145:40
2111.56:145:41
2211.56:145:41
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2511.56:145:43
2611.56:145:43
2711.56:145:43
2811.56:145:44
2911.56:145:44
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3111.56:145:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sagay

In seasonPeak

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

Sagay 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 Sagay?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sagay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sagay in January

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

In January, Sagay sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sagay 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in June 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
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Sagay 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 Sagay peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sagay?

Sagay sits at 10.9°N, 123.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Paraiso, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sagay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sagay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,459 m.

The land around Sagay is covered by water (58%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
2,459 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Paraiso 9.0 km · Escalante 14 km · Cadiz 15 km · Manapla 33 km · Victorias 39 km · Bantayan 41 km · Ualog 41 km · Enrique B. Magalona 49 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 Sagay (10.9447°, 123.4242°, elevation 6 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).