Tanauan weather in January

In January, Tanauan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 264 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% 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 Tanauan's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanauan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Tanauan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
211/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12824
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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 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°26425.411.44.1
Feb28° / 24°19321.111.64.3
Mar28° / 24°17022.311.94.2
Apr29° / 25°11221.412.24.0
May30° / 25°15424.312.53.3
Jun30° / 25°23626.212.63.0
Jul30° / 25°23726.212.63.0
Aug30° / 25°17022.812.43.3
Sep30° / 25°20124.112.13.1
Oct30° / 25°22226.811.83.1
Nov29° / 25°24226.111.53.3
Dec28° / 24°31227.611.43.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
122971
132971
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212971
223070
233169
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313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanauan gets around 264 mm of rain over 25.4 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 82% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
387
487
586
686
786
885
984
1084
1183
1283
1382
1481
1581
1680
1780
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
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2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2980
3081
3181

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
165935
266133
356431
456629
556827
657025
757223
857322
957520
1057619
1157718
1257817
1357916
1457916
1558015
1658015
1767915
1867915
1967915
2067915
2168014
2268014
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2678013
2778013
2878013
2978112
3078112
3178112

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light 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 6:02 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:025:24
211.46:035:24
311.46:035:25
411.46:035:25
511.46:045:26
611.46:045:26
711.46:045:27
811.46:055:28
911.46:055:28
1011.46:055:29
1111.46:065:29
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3111.56:085:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.4Bright
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264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
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.

Pacific typhoon
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).

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tanauan for sightseeing.

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 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

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 offshore is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tanauan 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 Tanauan peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Tanauan?

Tanauan sits at 11.1°N, 125.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Palo, 6.0 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 107 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Tanauan is covered by trees (35%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Palo 6.0 km · Tacloban 15 km · Panalanoy 16 km · Burauen 20 km · Abuyog 40 km · Carigara 42 km · Ormoc 46 km · Baybay 53 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 (11.1094°, 125.0156°, elevation 5 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).