Climate averages 1991–2020
Balanga weather
in January.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Balanga: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limay (14 km away). In January its highs average 27.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Balanga, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Balanga ranks joint 31st of 151 for the warmest January highs and 12th of 151 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 151 cities is 27.8°C; Balanga is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 22 | 3.5 | 11.411 h |
| February | 29.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 23 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.4°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 23 | 5.5 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.6°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 155 | 18.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 30.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 279 | 25.2 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 446 | 28.8 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.8°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 421 | 28.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 355 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 195 | 19.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.6°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 82 | 10.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 28.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 81 | 8.2 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Limay in JanuaryPhilippines · 14 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Mariveles in JanuaryPhilippines · 27 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Olongapo in JanuaryPhilippines · 32 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Malolos in JanuaryPhilippines · 35 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Apalit in JanuaryPhilippines · 40 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Guiguinto in JanuaryPhilippines · 41 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Plaridel in JanuaryPhilippines · 42 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 27 mm rain
- San Fernando in JanuaryPhilippines · 43 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 27 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balanga) is explained once on the Balanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.