Kediri weather in January

In January, Kediri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 416 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kediri's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kediri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
416 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:29 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Kediri is city in East Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
4,754/km²
people per km²
Founded
~879 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kediri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kediri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kediri weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°41629.212.42.6
Feb30° / 23°40627.412.32.5
Mar30° / 23°33028.412.12.7
Apr30° / 23°19824.511.83.1
May30° / 23°8315.211.64.3
Jun30° / 22°418.911.65.2
Jul30° / 21°225.111.65.9
Aug30° / 21°113.311.76.1
Sep30° / 21°194125.4
Oct31° / 23°7112.912.24.1
Nov31° / 23°18423.112.42.9
Dec31° / 23°33126.912.42.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8892
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11991
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14991
15991
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kediri gets around 416 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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491
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792
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1092
1192
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1593
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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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11963
21963
31972
41972
51972
61972
71972
81972
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100982
110982
120982
130982
140982
150982
160973
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200964
210964
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230955
240955
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260946
270946
280946
290946
300937
310937

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:22 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:225:49
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312.45:235:49
412.45:235:50
512.45:245:50
612.45:245:50
712.45:255:51
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1312.45:285:53
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1612.45:295:53
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kediri

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kediri's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kediri?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kediri.

What to pack for Kediri in January

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

In January, Kediri sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kediri 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 63 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kediri 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 Kediri peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 14Jun 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kediri in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kediri is worst in May — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1764 µg/m³Dec 2343 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kediri?

Kediri sits at 7.8°S, 112.0°E, 74 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Gampengrejo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kediri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kediri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,308 m.

The land around Kediri is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
3,308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gampengrejo 6.0 km · Pare 21 km · Nganjuk 27 km · Kertosono 28 km · Kedungwaru 30 km · Tulungagung 30 km · Ngoro 30 km · Ngunut 32 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Kediri (-7.8167°, 112.0167°, elevation 74 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).