Santa Catalina weather in January

In January, Santa Catalina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Catalina's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Catalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Santa Catalina is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
51/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 Santa Catalina reaches about 29°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 30°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 Santa Catalina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 3 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
3
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.

Santa Catalina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°548.811.55.6
Feb29° / 25°52711.75.7
Mar29° / 25°487.311.95.6
Apr30° / 26°488.112.25.1
May30° / 26°1512112.43.8
Jun29° / 26°25926.112.53.3
Jul28° / 26°33127.512.53.3
Aug28° / 26°29825.512.33.6
Sep28° / 26°31226.612.13.4
Oct29° / 26°26425.811.83.5
Nov29° / 26°11516.911.64.4
Dec29° / 26°9813.611.55.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83268
93367
103367
113268
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
223466
233664
243664
253763
263763
273763
284060
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304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Catalina gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
431
531
631
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1631
1731
1830
1929
2029
2128
2227
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
167915
268014
368113
468311
568410
66859
76859
86868
96877
106877
116877
126886
136886
146895
156895
166895
176895
186895
196895
207885
217885
227885
238875
248875
258875
268875
278875
288875
298875
308875
318875

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 5:36 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:085:36
211.56:085:36
311.56:095:37
411.56:095:37
511.56:095:38
611.56:105:38
711.56:105:39
811.56:105:39
911.56:115:40
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1211.56:125:41
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
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104.8Bright
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154.9Bright
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184.9Bright
195.0Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Catalina

In seasonPeak

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

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

Santa Catalina's rainy season runs May–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 Santa Catalina?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Catalina in January

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

In January, Santa Catalina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Catalina 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 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Santa Catalina 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 Santa Catalina peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Catalina?

Santa Catalina sits at 9.3°N, 122.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bayawan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Catalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Catalina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Santa Catalina is covered by trees (39%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Bayawan 7.0 km · Tanjay 38 km · Bais 40 km · Asia 45 km · Sibulan 46 km · Dumaguete 49 km · Sipalay 69 km · Kabankalan 73 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 Santa Catalina (9.3337°, 122.8637°, elevation 14 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).