Tanah Merah weather in January

In January, Tanah Merah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 195 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Tanah Merah's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanah Merah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:30 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
79%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Tanah Merah 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tanah Merah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Tanah Merah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 14 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
14
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.

Tanah Merah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°19519.711.74.1
Feb30° / 22°8713.711.84.3
Mar31° / 23°12715.4123.7
Apr33° / 24°14019.112.12.8
May33° / 24°1992512.32.3
Jun32° / 24°18623.912.32.5
Jul32° / 24°18623.612.32.6
Aug32° / 24°21624.712.22.5
Sep32° / 23°25526.6122.4
Oct31° / 23°32728.511.92.5
Nov29° / 23°38727.611.72.9
Dec29° / 23°40925.711.73.5

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31684
41684
51783
61783
71882
81981
91981
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111981
121981
131981
141981
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312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanah Merah gets around 195 mm of rain over 19.7 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 64% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
275
374
473
572
671
770
869
968
1067
1166
1265
1364
1463
1562
1661
1761
1860
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2758
2858
2958
3057
3156

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 (%)
17876
27876
38866
48866
59856
69856
710846
811836
911836
1012826
1113816
1214806
1315796
1415805
1516795
1616795
1717785
1817785
1918775
2018775
2118775
2219765
2319765
2419765
2519765
2618775
2718784
2818784
2918784
3017794
3117794

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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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115calm
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195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:24 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:247:05
211.77:257:05
311.77:257:06
411.77:267:06
511.77:267:07
611.77:267:07
711.77:277:08
811.77:277:08
911.77:287:08
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1911.77:317:13
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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 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
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64.2Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tanah Merah

In seasonPeak

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

Tanah Merah sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Tanah Merah's rainy season runs May–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Tanah Merah?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tanah Merah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tanah Merah in January

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

In January, Tanah Merah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tanah Merah 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 44 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tanah Merah 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 Tanah Merah peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 930 µg/m³Feb 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tanah Merah?

Tanah Merah sits at 5.8°N, 102.2°E, 19 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Pangkal Kalong, 15 km away.

Topography around Tanah Merah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanah Merah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Tanah Merah is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
708 m
80 km
1,859 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kampong Pangkal Kalong 15 km · Kampong Kadok 25 km · Pasir Mas 28 km · Pasir Puteh 28 km · Peringat 30 km · Kuala Krai 30 km · Su-ngai Kolok 33 km · Wakaf Baharu 36 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 Tanah Merah (5.8°, 102.15°, elevation 19 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).