Mapun Weather in January
Mapun in January
The short of it: Mapun in January averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 256 mm (10.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 256 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Mapun an average January high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 256 mm of rain. Mapun's coldest stretch of the year, 30° by day and 24° by night. Wet spells are common — about 256 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 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, Mapun runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Taman Rajawali, 131 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Mapun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 58 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taman RajawaliSabah | 131 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 317 mm |
| SandakanSabah | 134 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 311 mm |
| KinabatanganSabah | 171 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 362 mm |
| KudatSabah | 187 km W | 30° | 24° | 335 mm |
| BalabacMimaropa | 197 km NW | 29° | 24° | 203 mm |
| BandauSabah | 201 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 403 mm |
| Rio TubaMimaropa | 208 km NW | 31° | 24° | 139 mm |
| Brookes PointMimaropa | 213 km NNW | 31° | 24° | 102 mm |