Tarlac City weather in January

In January, Tarlac City sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tarlac City's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarlac City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:32 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Tarlac City is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Tarlac.

Density
1,463/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tarlac City reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
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How January really feels in Tarlac City

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.

Tarlac City weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°213.711.26.0
Feb31° / 21°23411.55.4
Mar32° / 22°366.611.94.4
Apr34° / 23°449.712.33.3
May33° / 24°17421.112.72.5
Jun32° / 24°2232612.92.4
Jul31° / 24°35229.412.82.5
Aug30° / 24°33128.912.52.6
Sep30° / 24°29327.212.12.7
Oct31° / 23°17418.911.63.7
Nov30° / 22°8910.811.34.7
Dec30° / 21°687.711.15.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45842
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125743
135644
145644
155644
165644
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tarlac City gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
412
512
611
711
811
911
1011
1112
1212
1312
1412
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2014
2114
2214
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2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10145036
20145135
30145234
40145333
50145432
60135631
70135631
80135730
91135630
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:28 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:285:34
211.16:285:34
311.16:295:35
411.16:295:35
511.16:295:36
611.16:305:36
711.16:305:37
811.16:305:38
911.16:305:38
1011.16:315:39
1111.16:315:39
1211.16:315:40
1311.26:315:40
1411.26:315:41
1511.26:325:42
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tarlac City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tarlac City'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 Tarlac City?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarlac City in January

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

In January, Tarlac City sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tarlac City in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarlac City peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tarlac City 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 Tarlac City is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1137 µg/m³Feb 1330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarlac City?

Tarlac City sits at 15.5°N, 120.6°E, 44 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Gerona, 14 km away.

Topography around Tarlac City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarlac City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,021 m.

The land around Tarlac City is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
2,021 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gerona 14 km · La Paz 15 km · Capas 17 km · Concepcion 18 km · Paniqui 21 km · Ramos 21 km · Zaragoza 22 km · San Vicente 22 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 Tarlac City (15.4802°, 120.5979°, elevation 44 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). 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).