Padang Rengas weather in January

In January, Padang Rengas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 185 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 9% 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 Padang Rengas's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padang Rengas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:33 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Padang Rengas 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Padang Rengas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 Padang Rengas

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.

Padang Rengas 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
Jan30° / 24°18523.511.83.2
Feb31° / 24°14320.711.83.1
Mar31° / 24°21526.6122.7
Apr31° / 24°23628.512.12.3
May32° / 25°21026.212.22.5
Jun31° / 24°13719.912.33.0
Jul31° / 24°13620.612.23.1
Aug31° / 24°17822.712.23.0
Sep31° / 24°21925122.8
Oct30° / 24°29828.111.92.6
Nov30° / 24°33128.611.82.6
Dec30° / 24°25826.311.73.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 (%)
11882
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32080
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52179
62278
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Padang Rengas gets around 185 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107525
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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
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74calm
84calm
94calm
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114calm
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314calm

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 7:28 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:287:12
211.77:287:12
311.77:297:13
411.77:297:13
511.77:307:14
611.77:307:14
711.77:307:14
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Padang Rengas

In seasonPeak

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

Padang Rengas 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 Padang Rengas?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Padang Rengas.

What to pack for Padang Rengas in January

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

In January, Padang Rengas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Padang Rengas 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 at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) 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 Padang Rengas 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 Padang Rengas 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 Padang Rengas 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 Padang Rengas is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1325 µg/m³Nov 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Padang Rengas?

Padang Rengas sits at 4.8°N, 100.8°E, 68 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kuala Kangsar, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Padang Rengas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padang Rengas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,632 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,152 m.

The land around Padang Rengas is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
668 m
16 km
1,632 m
80 km
2,152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kuala Kangsar 9.0 km · Taiping 16 km · Kamunting 18 km · Batu Kurau 23 km · Kampung Manjoi 29 km · Chemor 30 km · Simpang Empat 31 km · Parit 32 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 Padang Rengas (4.7667°, 100.85°, elevation 68 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).