Kampung Perak weather in January

In January, Kampung Perak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 147 mm of rain across 17.8 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 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 Kampung Perak's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampung Perak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:25 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.31 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 Kampung Perak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
33023
43023
53023
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73023
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93023
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313123

How January really feels in Kampung Perak

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.

Kampung Perak 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°14717.811.83.8
Feb32° / 23°8412.411.93.6
Mar33° / 23°15319.2122.8
Apr33° / 24°16124.212.12.3
May32° / 24°16425.112.22.4
Jun32° / 24°10820.512.22.7
Jul32° / 23°10820.812.22.9
Aug32° / 23°12022.112.12.7
Sep32° / 23°13322.3122.6
Oct32° / 23°20226.611.92.4
Nov30° / 23°27328.111.82.6
Dec30° / 23°25024.311.83.2

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31486
41486
51585
61585
71684
81783
91882
101882
111882
121882
131783
141783
151783
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201684
211684
221684
231585
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281684
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kampung Perak gets around 147 mm of rain over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
466
565
663
762
861
960
1059
1158
1257
1356
1455
1555
1654
1754
1853
1953
2053
2153
2253
2353
2453
2553
2652
2752
2851
2950
3049
3148

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111854
212844
312844
413834
514824
614824
715814
816804
917794
1018784
1119774
1220764
1321754
1422744
1523743
1624733
1724733
1825723
1926722
2026722
2126722
2227712
2327712
2427721
2527721
2627721
2728711
2828711
2928711
3029701
3129701

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
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195calm
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265calm
276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 7:19 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:197:06
211.87:207:07
311.87:207:07
411.87:217:08
511.87:217:08
611.87:217:09
711.87:227:09
811.87:227:09
911.87:237:10
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1211.87:247:11
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2711.87:287:17
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3111.87:287:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kampung Perak?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampung Perak.

What to pack for Kampung Perak in January

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

In January, Kampung Perak sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kampung Perak 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 Kampung Perak 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 Kampung Perak 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 Kampung Perak is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampung Perak?

Kampung Perak sits at 3.9°N, 102.6°E, 65 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Jerantut, 26 km away.

Topography around Kampung Perak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampung Perak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,167 m.

The land around Kampung Perak is covered by trees (96%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
2,167 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Jerantut 26 km · Maran 38 km · Temerluh 50 km · Mentakab 50 km · FELDA Chini 68 km · Kuala Lipis 69 km · Raub 81 km · Kuantan 82 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 Kampung Perak (3.8682°, 102.5862°, elevation 65 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).