Dungun weather in January

In January, Dungun sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 267 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dungun's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dungun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:23 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Dungun is human settlement in Malaysia.

Founded
1953

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dungun reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°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)
12725
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How January really feels in Dungun

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dungun weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°26722.711.84.5
Feb27° / 26°11816.711.85.2
Mar28° / 26°14918125.2
Apr29° / 27°12720.312.14.2
May29° / 27°11621.312.24.0
Jun29° / 27°8317.612.34.3
Jul29° / 27°8718.112.24.6
Aug28° / 27°791712.24.6
Sep28° / 26°10219.8124.3
Oct28° / 26°21425.711.93.8
Nov27° / 26°44727.711.83.6
Dec27° / 25°5362611.73.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
32080
42080
52179
62278
72377
82377
92377
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
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313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dungun gets around 267 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
184
284
384
484
583
682
781
880
979
1077
1176
1274
1373
1472
1571
1669
1768
1868
1967
2067
2166
2267
2367
2467
2568
2668
2769
2869
2969
3069
3168

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15896
25896
35896
45896
55896
65896
75896
86886
96886
107876
118866
129856
139856
1410846
1511845
1612835
1712835
1813825
1914815
2014815
2114815
2215805
2315805
2414815
2514824
2614824
2713834
2813834
2913834
3013834
3112844

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 7:18 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:187:01
211.77:187:02
311.77:187:02
411.77:197:03
511.77:197:03
611.77:207:04
711.77:207:04
811.77:207:05
911.77:217:05
1011.77:217:06
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1511.77:237:08
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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104.5Bright
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184.8Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dungun

In seasonPeak

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

Dungun sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Dungun's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Dungun?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dungun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dungun in January

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

In January, Dungun sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dungun in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Dungun in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dungun peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 22UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dungun 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 Dungun is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Nov 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dungun?

Dungun sits at 4.8°N, 103.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Paka, 15 km away.

Kampung Perak

Topography around Dungun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dungun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Dungun is covered by trees (34%), water (32%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Paka 15 km · Kertih 29 km · Marang 53 km · Cukai 58 km · Kuala Terengganu 69 km · Kuala Nerus 80 km · Kuantan 108 km · Kampung Perak 137 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 Dungun (4.775°, 103.4162°, elevation 7 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).