Sibulan weather in January

In January, Sibulan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 16% 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 Sibulan's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibulan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Sibulan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
172/km²
people per km²

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 Sibulan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52924
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How January really feels in Sibulan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Sibulan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°11217.611.54.4
Feb30° / 24°10612.711.74.7
Mar30° / 24°8912.211.94.5
Apr32° / 25°7412.412.24.0
May31° / 25°16122.212.43.0
Jun30° / 25°24926.712.52.8
Jul30° / 25°27827.712.52.9
Aug30° / 25°24025.312.33.1
Sep30° / 25°24726.312.12.9
Oct30° / 25°25628.111.82.9
Nov30° / 25°17624.311.63.2
Dec29° / 24°16522.311.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
153070
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193169
203169
213268
223268
233268
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263466
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303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sibulan gets around 112 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
362
461
561
661
760
860
959
1059
1158
1258
1357
1457
1557
1656
1756
1855
1955
2054
2154
2254
2353
2453
2553
2652
2752
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
146729
246927
347026
447224
547323
647521
737720
837918
938017
1038116
1138314
1238413
1338512
1438512
1538611
1648511
1748610
1848610
1958510
2058510
2158510
226859
236859
246859
256859
2668410
2768410
2868410
2968410
306859
316859

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 6:06 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:065:34
211.56:075:34
311.56:075:35
411.56:075:35
511.56:085:36
611.56:085:36
711.56:085:37
811.56:095:37
911.56:095:38
1011.56:095:38
1111.56:105:39
1211.56:105:39
1311.56:105:40
1411.56:105:40
1511.56:115:41
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1911.56:115:43
2011.56:125:43
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3111.66:135:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sibulan

In seasonPeak

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

Sibulan 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 Sibulan?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sibulan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sibulan in January

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

In January, Sibulan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sibulan 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 June at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sibulan 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 Sibulan peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sibulan?

Sibulan sits at 9.4°N, 123.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Dumaguete, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sibulan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibulan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,704 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Sibulan is covered by water (47%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
1,704 m
80 km
1,813 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dumaguete 6.0 km · Tanjay 22 km · Bais 31 km · Santa Catalina 46 km · Bayawan 53 km · Tagbilaran 70 km · Dapitan 80 km · Sibonga 82 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 Sibulan (9.3584°, 123.285°, 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).