Gerik weather in January

In January, Gerik sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gerik's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gerik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:33 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Gerik is mukim in Hulu Perak, Perak, Malaysia.

Founded
1979

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical January day in Gerik reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
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42921
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How January really feels in Gerik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 18 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
18
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.

Gerik weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°608.111.74.8
Feb32° / 21°305.411.84.2
Mar33° / 22°7710.2123.3
Apr33° / 22°10614.612.13.1
May32° / 23°11216.312.23.2
Jun32° / 22°7010.412.33.6
Jul32° / 22°5410.212.33.5
Aug32° / 22°6511.912.23.5
Sep31° / 22°10415.7123.5
Oct30° / 22°16822.411.93.4
Nov29° / 22°18321.311.83.7
Dec29° / 21°15114.511.74.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
42179
52278
62377
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132476
142476
152476
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202377
212377
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232377
242476
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272575
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292674
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gerik gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
434
533
632
731
830
929
1028
1127
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1924
2024
2124
2224
2323
2423
2522
2622
2721
2820
2920
3019
3118

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1055837
2055936
3065935
4066034
5066133
6066232
7076231
8076330
9076330
10076429
11086428
12186427
13196327
14196426
151106326
161106425
171116325
181116424
191126324
201136323
211146223
221146322
231156222
241166221
251176220
261186219
271196218
281196317
291206316
301206415
311216315

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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316calm

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 7:28 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:287:09
211.77:287:10
311.77:297:10
411.77:297:11
511.77:307:11
611.77:307:12
711.77:307:12
811.77:317:13
911.77:317:13
1011.77:317:14
1111.77:327:14
1211.77:327:15
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2811.87:367:21
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gerik

In seasonPeak

None of Gerik's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gerik's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Gerik?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Gerik for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gerik in January

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

In January, Gerik sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gerik 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 Gerik peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gerik 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 Gerik is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1623 µg/m³Dec 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gerik?

Gerik sits at 5.4°N, 101.1°E, 116 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Pulai, 37 km away.

Topography around Gerik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gerik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Gerik is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
1,065 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pulai 37 km · Kampung Kupang 40 km · Betong 40 km · Selama 53 km · Kuala Ketil 57 km · Batu Kurau 62 km · Teloi Kanan 62 km · Sik 63 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 Gerik (5.4167°, 101.1333°, elevation 116 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. 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).