FELDA Chini weather in January

In January, FELDA Chini sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 179 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 4% 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 FELDA Chini's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see FELDA Chini's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:23 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 FELDA Chini 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 27°C and 32°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 FELDA Chini

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.

FELDA Chini weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°17919.711.83.8
Feb31° / 23°9414.111.93.8
Mar32° / 24°17120.8122.9
Apr32° / 24°19525.512.12.3
May33° / 24°1932612.22.3
Jun32° / 24°15522.812.22.6
Jul32° / 24°15323.112.22.7
Aug32° / 23°17624.612.12.6
Sep32° / 23°19224.8122.5
Oct32° / 23°26127.211.92.4
Nov30° / 23°33028.511.82.5
Dec30° / 23°30425.311.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51486
61585
71585
81585
91783
101783
111783
121783
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311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

FELDA Chini gets around 179 mm of rain over 19.7 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 63% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
471
571
670
769
868
967
1066
1165
1264
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1463
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2159
2259
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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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
148511
258411
358411
458411
568311
668311
778211
878211
988111
1098011
1198011
12107911
13117811
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18147610
1914779
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2115769
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2915796
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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179calm
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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 7:17 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:177:06
211.87:187:06
311.87:187:07
411.87:187:07
511.87:197:07
611.87:197:08
711.87:207:08
811.87:207:09
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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 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for FELDA Chini

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit FELDA Chini?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in FELDA Chini.

What to pack for FELDA Chini in January

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

In January, FELDA Chini sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near FELDA Chini 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 55 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in FELDA Chini 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 FELDA Chini peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in FELDA Chini 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 FELDA Chini is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1635 µg/m³Feb 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is FELDA Chini?

FELDA Chini sits at 3.4°N, 102.9°E, 58 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Maran, 30 km away.

Topography around FELDA Chini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around FELDA Chini has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,441 m.

The land around FELDA Chini is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
1,441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Maran 30 km · Pekan 52 km · Bandar Tun Razak 53 km · Temerluh 59 km · Kuantan 64 km · Mentakab 67 km · Kampung Perak 68 km · Bahau 87 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 FELDA Chini (3.3746°, 102.9434°, elevation 58 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).