Kampong Masjid Tanah weather in January

In January, Kampong Masjid Tanah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 112 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kampong Masjid Tanah's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampong Masjid Tanah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:24 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kampong Masjid Tanah is human settlement in Malaysia.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kampong Masjid Tanah reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kampong Masjid Tanah

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.

Kampong Masjid Tanah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°11216.111.94.7
Feb29° / 26°7012.711.94.8
Mar29° / 26°13922.1123.9
Apr29° / 26°19926123.3
May29° / 27°23526.812.13.2
Jun29° / 27°20623.812.13.5
Jul29° / 26°21825.512.13.5
Aug29° / 26°22126.212.13.5
Sep29° / 26°22024.9123.5
Oct28° / 26°23726.911.93.4
Nov28° / 26°2812811.93.2
Dec28° / 26°22424.611.93.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kampong Masjid Tanah gets around 112 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
261
360
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3146

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15887
25887
35887
45887
55887
65887
75887
85887
95887
106877
116877
126877
137867
147867
158857
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2911854
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:197:11
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511.97:207:13
611.97:217:13
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kampong Masjid Tanah

In seasonPeak

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

Kampong Masjid Tanah 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 Kampong Masjid Tanah?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kampong Masjid Tanah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kampong Masjid Tanah in January

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

In January, Kampong Masjid Tanah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kampong Masjid Tanah 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 offshore 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kampong Masjid Tanah 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 Kampong Masjid Tanah peaks around February 17 at about 15 (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 17UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kampong Masjid Tanah 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 Kampong Masjid Tanah is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1941 µg/m³Jan 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr38Poor
May30Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampong Masjid Tanah?

Kampong Masjid Tanah sits at 2.4°N, 102.1°E, 17 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Udang, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kampong Masjid Tanah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampong Masjid Tanah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Kampong Masjid Tanah is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
1,226 m
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January weather nearby: Sungai Udang 9.0 km · Kampung Bertam Ulu 11 km · Alor Gajah 11 km · Bukit Rambai 13 km · Kampung Tanjung Minyak 13 km · Kampung Cheng 15 km · Kawasan Perindustrian Cheng 16 km · Kampung Kerubong 16 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 Kampong Masjid Tanah (2.35°, 102.1167°, 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).