Kuala Pilah weather in January

In January, Kuala Pilah sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 138 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 5% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kuala Pilah's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuala Pilah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:25 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.67 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 Kuala Pilah reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 32°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)
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How January really feels in Kuala Pilah

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.

Kuala Pilah weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13818.411.93.8
Feb31° / 23°9914.111.93.5
Mar32° / 23°18022.8122.7
Apr32° / 24°21226.612.12.4
May32° / 24°19326.412.12.5
Jun31° / 24°14623.412.22.9
Jul31° / 23°15823.712.13.1
Aug31° / 23°17925.812.12.9
Sep31° / 23°18725.5122.8
Oct31° / 23°22826.711.92.7
Nov30° / 23°28028.311.92.6
Dec30° / 23°22824.811.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31387
41387
51387
61387
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121486
131486
141486
151486
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201387
211387
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291684
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kuala Pilah gets around 138 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
367
466
565
664
763
862
961
1060
1160
1259
1359
1458
1558
1657
1757
1857
1957
2056
2156
2256
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2456
2556
2656
2755
2854
2954
3053
3152

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18884
28884
38884
49874
59874
69874
710864
810864
911845
1011845
1112835
1213825
1313825
1414815
1515814
1616804
1716804
1817794
1918793
2018793
2119783
2219792
2320782
2420782
2520791
2620791
2721781
2821781
2921781
3021781
3122771

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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318calm

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 7:19 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:197:09
211.87:197:10
311.87:207:10
411.87:207:11
511.87:217:11
611.87:217:12
711.87:217:12
811.87:227:13
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kuala Pilah

In seasonPeak

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

Kuala Pilah 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 Kuala Pilah?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuala Pilah.

What to pack for Kuala Pilah in January

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

In January, Kuala Pilah sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kuala Pilah 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 43 km away) 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 Kuala Pilah 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 Kuala Pilah peaks around February 20 at about 15 (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 20UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kuala Pilah 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 Kuala Pilah is worst in September — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1965 µg/m³Feb 1349 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May55Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kuala Pilah?

Kuala Pilah sits at 2.7°N, 102.2°E, 93 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bahau, 19 km away.

Topography around Kuala Pilah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuala Pilah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Kuala Pilah is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
878 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bahau 19 km · Rembau 24 km · Rompin 29 km · Taman Senawang Indah 29 km · Tampin 30 km · Taman Seremban Jaya 32 km · Seremban 35 km · Seremban 2 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 Kuala Pilah (2.7389°, 102.2487°, elevation 93 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).