Kampung Tanjung Karang weather in January

In January, Kampung Tanjung Karang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 149 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kampung Tanjung Karang's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampung Tanjung Karang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:30 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kampung Tanjung Karang 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kampung Tanjung Karang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
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How January really feels in Kampung Tanjung Karang

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 Tanjung Karang weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°14917.911.83.4
Feb32° / 25°861411.93.3
Mar33° / 25°12119122.7
Apr33° / 25°13921.812.12.4
May33° / 26°12119.812.22.6
Jun33° / 26°6812.412.22.9
Jul33° / 25°7212.312.23.0
Aug33° / 25°8013.712.12.9
Sep33° / 25°10215.9122.8
Oct32° / 25°1442011.92.7
Nov31° / 25°24625.711.82.6
Dec31° / 25°2362411.83.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21882
31981
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51981
62179
72179
82179
92278
102377
112278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kampung Tanjung Karang gets around 149 mm of rain over 17.9 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 58% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
463
562
661
761
860
959
1059
1159
1258
1358
1458
1558
1658
1758
1857
1957
2057
2156
2256
2356
2455
2555
2655
2754
2854
2953
3052
3152

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102674
202773
302971
403070
503169
603367
703466
803565
903763
1003862
1103961
1204060
1304159
1414158
1514158
1614158
1714158
1814158
1924157
2024058
2124058
2234057
2333958
2433958
2533958
2633958
2743957
2843957
2943957
3044056
3134057

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:247:13
211.87:257:13
311.87:257:14
411.87:267:14
511.87:267:14
611.87:267:15
711.87:277:15
811.87:277:16
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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 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kampung Tanjung Karang

In seasonPeak

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

Kampung Tanjung Karang 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 Kampung Tanjung Karang?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampung Tanjung Karang.

What to pack for Kampung Tanjung Karang in January

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

In January, Kampung Tanjung Karang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kampung Tanjung Karang in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kampung Tanjung Karang 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 Kampung Tanjung Karang peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kampung Tanjung Karang 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 Tanjung Karang is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1735 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampung Tanjung Karang?

Kampung Tanjung Karang sits at 3.4°N, 101.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Sungai Kajang, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kampung Tanjung Karang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampung Tanjung Karang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,972 m.

The land around Kampung Tanjung Karang is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
1,972 m
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January weather nearby: Kampung Sungai Kajang 2.0 km · Kuala Selangor 11 km · Batang Berjuntai 26 km · Ijok 27 km · Kampong Dungun 27 km · Batu Arang 33 km · Bandar Puncak Alam 34 km · Sungai Besar 35 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 Tanjung Karang (3.4242°, 101.1849°, elevation 7 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).