Palu climate

Palu Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Palu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on January 1 to 27°C on January 31, and lows from 21°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 127 mm over about 25 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Palu, in °C, with the record for each date.1520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
127 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CJan 27, 2020
Reanalysis low
18°CJan 16, 2010
Daylight
12 h 10 min to 12 h 10 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
4.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 126°C21°C29°C 201619°C 200883%
Jan 226°C21°C29°C 201619°C 201283%
Jan 326°C21°C29°C 199819°C 200883%
Jan 426°C21°C28°C 199119°C 201583%
Jan 526°C21°C28°C 201619°C 200983%
Jan 627°C21°C29°C 201619°C 201783%
Jan 727°C21°C30°C 201619°C 201483%
Jan 826°C21°C31°C 201619°C 200783%
Jan 926°C21°C30°C 201619°C 200884%
Jan 1027°C21°C30°C 201619°C 200883%
Jan 1127°C21°C30°C 201619°C 200883%
Jan 1227°C21°C29°C 199819°C 200984%
Jan 1327°C21°C30°C 201619°C 200985%
Jan 1427°C21°C30°C 199119°C 200384%
Jan 1527°C21°C30°C 199818°C 201184%
Jan 1626°C21°C30°C 199818°C 201084%
Jan 1726°C21°C30°C 202018°C 201483%
Jan 1826°C21°C30°C 199119°C 201483%
Jan 1926°C21°C29°C 202018°C 201184%
Jan 2026°C21°C28°C 199418°C 201084%
Jan 2126°C21°C29°C 199819°C 201283%
Jan 2226°C21°C30°C 202018°C 201282%
Jan 2326°C21°C29°C 199818°C 201481%
Jan 2426°C21°C30°C 202019°C 199380%
Jan 2526°C21°C30°C 202019°C 199680%
Jan 2626°C21°C30°C 202018°C 199380%
Jan 2726°C21°C31°C 202018°C 199379%
Jan 2827°C21°C31°C 202018°C 201379%
Jan 2927°C21°C31°C 202019°C 199979%
Jan 3027°C20°C30°C 202018°C 199379%
Jan 3127°C20°C29°C 199318°C 199378%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Palu, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

January 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.