Tanauan weather in January

In January, Tanauan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tanauan's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanauan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:27 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tanauan is city of the Philippines in the province of Batangas.

Density
639/km²
people per km²
Founded
1754

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 Tanauan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12823
22823
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How January really feels in Tanauan

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.

Tanauan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°447.611.36.3
Feb29° / 22°355.911.55.9
Mar30° / 23°437.611.95.1
Apr32° / 24°509.812.34.0
May32° / 25°1752112.62.8
Jun31° / 24°24725.812.82.5
Jul30° / 24°38828.712.72.7
Aug30° / 24°3172712.52.9
Sep30° / 24°35527.312.12.7
Oct30° / 24°23923.111.73.4
Nov29° / 24°12016.411.34.5
Dec28° / 23°15613.311.25.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
114852
124852
134753
144852
154753
164852
174753
184852
194852
204951
214951
225050
235050
245149
255347
265347
275446
285446
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanauan gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
526
625
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2525
2624
2724
2823
2923
3023
3122

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 (%)
1124714
2125713
3125713
4125722
5126712
6126721
7127711
8127711
9128701
10128710
11129700
12129700
13129700
14229690
15230680
16230680
17230680
18230680
19231670
20231670
21231670
22232660
23232660
24232660
25232660
26233650
27233650
28234640
29234640
30235630
31235630

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:235:34
211.26:235:35
311.26:245:35
411.26:245:36
511.26:255:36
611.26:255:37
711.26:255:37
811.26:255:38
911.26:265:38
1011.26:265:39
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1211.26:265:40
1311.26:275:41
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1911.36:285:44
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3111.46:285:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tanauan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tanauan's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Tanauan?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanauan in January

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

In January, Tanauan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tanauan 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 38 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Tanauan 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 Tanauan peaks around August 18 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 highAug 18UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tanauan in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tanauan is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (February, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1631 µg/m³Feb 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tanauan?

Tanauan sits at 14.1°N, 121.1°E, 155 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Santo Tomas, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tanauan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanauan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,141 m.

The land around Tanauan is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
1,088 m
80 km
2,141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Santo Tomas 3.0 km · Malvar 5.0 km · Alaminos 11 km · Los Baños 14 km · Talisay 14 km · Calamba 14 km · Lipa City 16 km · Mamatid 17 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 Tanauan (14.0863°, 121.1497°, elevation 155 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).