Belaga weather in January

In January, Belaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 337 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Belaga's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
337 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:38 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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 Belaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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

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.

Belaga weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°33726.811.93.0
Feb30° / 22°28023.311.93.0
Mar30° / 22°26826.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°28527.512.12.6
May31° / 23°24126.112.12.8
Jun31° / 22°20822.412.23.2
Jul31° / 22°19421.512.13.3
Aug31° / 22°22323.412.13.1
Sep31° / 22°24725.3122.8
Oct30° / 22°30628.511.92.7
Nov30° / 22°33428.811.92.6
Dec30° / 22°35728.411.82.7

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 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
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10496
11496
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Belaga gets around 337 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
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491
590
690
790
890
990
1089
1189
1289
1388
1488
1587
1687
1786
1886
1985
2085
2184
2284
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2883
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3082
3182

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11927
21927
31936
41936
51936
61936
71936
81936
91936
101936
111936
121936
131945
141945
152935
162935
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203925
213934
223934
233934
243934
254924
264933
274933
284933
294933
304933
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Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:336:23
211.86:336:24
311.86:336:24
411.86:346:25
511.86:346:25
611.86:356:26
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811.96:366:27
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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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Belaga?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belaga.

What to pack for Belaga in January

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

In January, Belaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Belaga 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 Belaga peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belaga?

Belaga sits at 2.7°N, 113.8°E, 75 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sebauh, 74 km away.

KapitNiahBeluruSelangauMarudi

Topography around Belaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m.

The land around Belaga is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,973 m
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January weather nearby: Sebauh 74 km · Bintulu 98 km · Tatau 106 km · Kapit 123 km · Niah 129 km · Beluru 147 km · Selangau 163 km · Marudi 175 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 Belaga (2.7°, 113.7833°, elevation 75 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).