Kamunting weather in January

In January, Kamunting sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 206 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kamunting's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamunting's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:34 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Kamunting is human settlement in Malaysia.

Founded
1876

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 Kamunting reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 32°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 Kamunting

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.

Kamunting weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20622.411.73.3
Feb31° / 23°16619.511.83.2
Mar31° / 24°23726122.7
Apr31° / 24°26928.412.12.3
May31° / 24°22326.312.22.6
Jun31° / 24°1301912.33.1
Jul31° / 24°13219.212.33.2
Aug31° / 24°16320.912.23.0
Sep31° / 23°21624.4122.9
Oct30° / 23°32828.211.92.7
Nov30° / 23°39028.211.82.6
Dec30° / 23°29625.411.73.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22179
32278
42278
52377
62476
72476
82575
92575
102575
112476
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kamunting gets around 206 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
776
876
976
1076
1176
1275
1375
1475
1575
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1774
1873
1973
2072
2171
2271
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2469
2569
2668
2768
2867
2967
3067
3167

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128018
228117
328117
428117
528117
628117
728117
828117
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1228117
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:297:12
211.77:297:12
311.77:297:13
411.77:307:13
511.77:307:14
611.77:317:14
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kamunting

In seasonPeak

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

Kamunting 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 Kamunting?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamunting.

What to pack for Kamunting in January

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

In January, Kamunting sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kamunting 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 December 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
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kamunting 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 Kamunting peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamunting 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 Kamunting is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Nov 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kamunting?

Kamunting sits at 4.9°N, 100.7°E, 26 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Taiping, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kamunting

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamunting has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,149 m.

The land around Kamunting is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
398 m
16 km
1,439 m
80 km
2,149 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Taiping 4.0 km · Batu Kurau 12 km · Simpang Empat 13 km · Padang Rengas 18 km · Bagan Serai 26 km · Kuala Kangsar 26 km · Kuala Kurau 37 km · Parit Buntar 38 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 Kamunting (4.8833°, 100.7333°, elevation 26 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).