Liquiçá weather in January

In January, Liquiçá sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 122 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Liquiçá's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liquiçá's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 122 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:34 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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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 Liquiçá reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How January really feels in Liquiçá

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Liquiçá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	122	19.2	12.4	4.7
Feb	28° / 26°	107	19.8	12.3	4.5
Mar	28° / 26°	86	17.2	12.1	5.1
Apr	28° / 26°	90	14.8	11.8	5.3
May	28° / 26°	50	10.2	11.6	6.4
Jun	27° / 26°	33	7	11.5	7.0
Jul	27° / 25°	17	4.2	11.5	7.7
Aug	27° / 25°	6	1.5	11.7	8.2
Sep	27° / 25°	6	1.6	11.9	8.0
Oct	28° / 26°	16	4.1	12.2	7.3
Nov	28° / 27°	43	11	12.4	5.7
Dec	28° / 27°	99	19.8	12.5	4.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Cloudier (%)	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Liquiçá gets around 122 mm of rain over 19.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	66	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	59
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	58
12	58
13	59
14	60
15	61
16	62
17	63
18	64
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	69
29	69
30	70
31	70

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84
Miserable (%)	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:27	6:57
2	12.5	6:28	6:57
3	12.5	6:28	6:57
4	12.5	6:29	6:58
5	12.5	6:29	6:58
6	12.5	6:30	6:58
7	12.5	6:30	6:59
8	12.5	6:31	6:59
9	12.5	6:31	6:59
10	12.5	6:32	7:00
11	12.5	6:32	7:00
12	12.5	6:33	7:00
13	12.5	6:33	7:01
14	12.5	6:33	7:01
15	12.5	6:34	7:01
16	12.5	6:34	7:01
17	12.4	6:35	7:02
18	12.4	6:35	7:02
19	12.4	6:36	7:02
20	12.4	6:36	7:02
21	12.4	6:37	7:02
22	12.4	6:37	7:03
23	12.4	6:38	7:03
24	12.4	6:38	7:03
25	12.4	6:38	7:03
26	12.4	6:39	7:03
27	12.4	6:39	7:03
28	12.4	6:40	7:03
29	12.4	6:40	7:03
30	12.4	6:40	7:03
31	12.4	6:41	7:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Liquiçá

In seasonPeak

In January, Liquiçá sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Liquiçá sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Liquiçá's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Liquiçá?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Liquiçá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Liquiçá in January

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

In January, Liquiçá sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Liquiçá in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 24 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Liquiçá in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liquiçá peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	11	10	9	12	14	13	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Liquiçá?

Liquiçá sits at 8.6°S, 125.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Maubara, 15 km away.

Topography around Liquiçá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liquiçá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Liquiçá is covered by water (42%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

531 m

water 42%

16 km

1,387 m

water 49%

80 km

2,916 m

water 52%

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← December Liquiçá year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Maubara 15 km · Gleno 18 km · Dili 26 km · Aileu 29 km · Atsabe 38 km · Maliana 47 km · Atambua 76 km · Suai 81 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 28% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,341; 2025
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 11.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Liquiçá (-8.5875°, 125.3419°, elevation 23 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	59
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	58
12	58
13	59
14	60
15	61
16	62
17	63
18	64
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	69
29	69
30	70
31	70

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	59
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	58
12	58
13	59
14	60
15	61
16	62
17	63
18	64
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	69
29	69
30	70
31	70

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	59
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	58
12	58
13	59
14	60
15	61
16	62
17	63
18	64
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	69
29	69
30	70
31	70

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16