Papar weather in January

In January, Papar sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 238 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Papar's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Papar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Papar 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Papar reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Papar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Papar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°23824.711.74.1
Feb27° / 24°18622.511.84.2
Mar28° / 24°18824.1124.2
Apr28° / 24°21025.912.13.6
May29° / 25°23525.112.33.6
Jun29° / 24°22821.112.33.9
Jul28° / 24°19119.812.34.3
Aug28° / 24°2031912.24.3
Sep28° / 24°20521.5124.0
Oct28° / 24°27826.811.93.7
Nov28° / 24°2772811.73.5
Dec28° / 24°27927.811.73.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21486
31486
41486
51585
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121585
131585
141585
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301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Papar gets around 238 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
185
284
384
483
583
682
782
882
982
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1680
1780
1879
1979
2078
2178
2278
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2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3078
3178

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13970
23970
33970
43970
53970
63970
72980
82980
92980
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
172971
183961
193961
203961
214951
224951
234951
244951
255941
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315941

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:29 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:10
211.76:306:10
311.76:306:11
411.76:306:11
511.76:316:12
611.76:316:12
711.76:326:12
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Papar

In seasonPeak

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

Papar 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 Papar?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Papar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Papar in January

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

In January, Papar sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Papar 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 14 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Papar 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 Papar peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 11UV 14Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Papar 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 Papar is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1416 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Papar?

Papar sits at 5.7°N, 115.9°E, 6 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kinarut, 16 km away.

Topography around Papar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Papar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,022 m.

The land around Papar is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
4,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kinarut 16 km · Petagas 24 km · Putatan 26 km · Donggongon 27 km · Kota Kinabalu 31 km · Kuala Penyu 41 km · Beaufort 48 km · Keningau 51 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 Papar (5.7333°, 115.9333°, elevation 6 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).