Jitra weather in January

In January, Jitra sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jitra's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jitra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:37 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Jitra is town in Kedah, Malaysia.

Founded
2018

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 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Jitra reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than 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 Jitra

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.

Jitra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°588.711.73.7
Feb35° / 24°517.811.82.8
Mar35° / 24°14215.9122.3
Apr33° / 25°20823.912.12.2
May32° / 25°22626.112.32.4
Jun32° / 25°16221.612.42.8
Jul31° / 24°16722.512.33.0
Aug31° / 24°20223.912.22.9
Sep31° / 24°23926.6122.6
Oct31° / 24°3192911.92.5
Nov31° / 24°2532511.72.9
Dec31° / 24°15116.411.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22773
32773
42971
52971
63169
73169
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133367
143367
153367
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213268
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313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jitra gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
336
435
534
633
732
831
930
1030
1129
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2026
2126
2225
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2623
2723
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1020737
2021727
3022717
4023707
5124687
6125677
7126676
8127666
9128656
10129646
11131626
12132616
13233596
14235576
15236566
16237556
17238546
18339535
19340525
20341515
21442495
22443485
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24544475
25544465
26545464
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29646444
30746443
31747433

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 7:32 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:327:11
211.67:337:11
311.67:337:12
411.67:337:12
511.67:347:13
611.67:347:13
711.77:357:14
811.77:357:14
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
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275.4Bright
285.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jitra

In seasonPeak

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

Jitra 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 Jitra?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jitra. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jitra in January

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

In January, Jitra sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jitra 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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jitra 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 Jitra peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Jitra 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 Jitra is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1129 µg/m³Feb 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jitra?

Jitra sits at 6.3°N, 100.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Anak Bukit, 11 km away.

Topography around Jitra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jitra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m.

The land around Jitra is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
1,254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Anak Bukit 11 km · Pokok Sena 15 km · Alor Setar 18 km · Changloon 18 km · Padang Besar 19 km · Kampung Alor Mengkudu 20 km · Kuala Kedah 23 km · Kampung Hutan Arau 24 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 Jitra (6.2681°, 100.4217°, elevation 17 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).