Batu Anam weather in January

In January, Batu Anam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 134 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Batu Anam's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batu Anam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Batu Anam is town in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia.

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 Batu Anam 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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Batu Anam

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.

Batu Anam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13417.911.93.7
Feb32° / 23°7712.611.93.5
Mar33° / 24°15220.8122.6
Apr33° / 24°17725.912.12.2
May32° / 24°17026.312.12.4
Jun32° / 24°12822.312.12.7
Jul31° / 24°12922.912.12.9
Aug31° / 24°14624.412.12.8
Sep31° / 24°15224.6122.6
Oct32° / 24°1912611.92.5
Nov31° / 23°2542811.92.5
Dec30° / 23°22324.311.93.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
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31189
41288
51387
61387
71387
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Batu Anam gets around 134 mm of rain over 17.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
464
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662
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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
148511
248511
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458510
558510
658510
768410
868311
978211
1078211
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:177:08
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411.97:187:09
511.97:187:10
611.97:197:10
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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 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is January a good time to visit Batu Anam?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batu Anam.

What to pack for Batu Anam in January

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

In January, Batu Anam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Batu Anam in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Batu Anam in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batu Anam peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Batu Anam 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 Batu Anam is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1638 µg/m³Feb 816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batu Anam?

Batu Anam sits at 2.6°N, 102.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Gemas, 11 km away.

Topography around Batu Anam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batu Anam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Batu Anam is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gemas 11 km · Segamat 14 km · Taman Pelangi 18 km · Rompin 27 km · Kampung Selang 32 km · Tangkak 40 km · Bandar Tun Razak 41 km · Labis 41 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Batu Anam (2.5825°, 102.711°, elevation 22 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. 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).