Jerantut weather in January

In January, Jerantut sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 140 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 11.8 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 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jerantut's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jerantut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:26 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
83%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Jerantut is town in Pahang, Malaysia.

Founded
1982

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 Jerantut reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Jerantut 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° / 22°14019.511.83.8
Feb31° / 23°8314.711.93.5
Mar32° / 23°15120.8122.7
Apr33° / 24°16224.412.12.3
May32° / 24°18226.612.22.3
Jun32° / 23°13923.112.22.6
Jul32° / 23°13924.212.22.7
Aug32° / 23°16425.212.12.5
Sep32° / 23°17425.8122.4
Oct31° / 23°22028.111.92.4
Nov30° / 23°24828.211.82.7
Dec29° / 23°22924.611.83.3

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81387
91585
101585
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141486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jerantut gets around 140 mm of rain over 19.5 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 62% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
468
567
666
766
865
964
1064
1163
1263
1362
1462
1562
1661
1761
1861
1961
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2161
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2460
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3056
3155

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112574
212673
312772
412772
512871
612970
713069
813168
913267
1013465
1113564
1213663
1303763
1403862
1503961
1613960
1714059
1814059
1914158
2014158
2114158
2214158
2314158
2414158
2514158
2614158
2714158
2814257
2924256
3024355
3124355

Wind in January

Winds average 5 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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 48 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 7:20 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:207:07
211.87:217:07
311.87:217:08
411.87:227:08
511.87:227:09
611.87:227:09
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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 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
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254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jerantut?

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 Jerantut.

What to pack for Jerantut in January

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

In January, Jerantut sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Jerantut 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 Jerantut peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 20UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Jerantut 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 Jerantut is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jerantut?

Jerantut sits at 3.9°N, 102.4°E, 73 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Perak, 26 km away.

Topography around Jerantut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jerantut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,256 m.

The land around Jerantut is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
2,256 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kampung Perak 26 km · Kuala Lipis 45 km · Mentakab 50 km · Temerluh 54 km · Raub 58 km · Maran 60 km · Bentung 68 km · Bentong Town 68 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 Jerantut (3.936°, 102.3626°, elevation 73 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).