Sofifi Weather in January
Sofifi in January
The short of it: Sofifi in January averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 215 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 215 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Sofifi an average January high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 215 mm of rain. Sofifi's coldest stretch of the year, 30° by day and 24° by night. Wet spells are common — about 215 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Sofifi runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Ternate, 20 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Sofifi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 31 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TernateNorth Maluku | 20 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 254 mm |
| MabaNorth Maluku | 82 km E | 31° | 24° | 167 mm |
| TobeloNorth Maluku | 121 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 205 mm |
| GalelaNorth Maluku | 123 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 233 mm |
| LabuhaNorth Maluku | 152 km S | 32° | 24° | 166 mm |
| DarubaNorth Maluku | 167 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 232 mm |
| KawasiNorth Maluku | 259 km S | 32° | 24° | 160 mm |
| BitungNorth Sulawesi | 281 km WNW | 30° | 22° | 384 mm |