Yan Besar weather in January

In January, Yan Besar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 19% 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 Yan Besar's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yan Besar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:37 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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 Yan Besar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
12925
22925
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How January really feels in Yan Besar

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.

Yan Besar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°7312.311.74.7
Feb30° / 26°7612.611.84.4
Mar30° / 26°15320.9123.7
Apr30° / 26°20727.112.12.9
May30° / 27°24026.512.33.0
Jun30° / 27°18021.612.33.4
Jul30° / 26°18322.112.33.6
Aug29° / 26°23023.812.23.5
Sep29° / 26°25625.7123.3
Oct29° / 26°33729.111.93.0
Nov29° / 26°27126.111.73.2
Dec29° / 25°14417.511.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43169
53268
63367
73565
83565
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
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313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yan Besar gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
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541
640
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839
939
1038
1138
1238
1338
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3138

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110828
210819
311809
411809
511809
612799
7127810
8137710
9137710
10137710
11147610
1214779
1315769
1415769
1515778
1615778
1716768
1816777
1916777
2017767
2117776
2218766
2318766
2418766
2519756
2620746
2720746
2821736
2921736
3021736
3121736

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 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 7:32 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:327:12
211.77:327:12
311.77:327:13
411.77:337:13
511.77:337:14
611.77:347:14
711.77:347:15
811.77:347:15
911.77:357:16
1011.77:357:16
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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45.0Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yan Besar

In seasonPeak

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

Yan Besar 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 Yan Besar?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Yan Besar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yan Besar in January

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

In January, Yan Besar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yan Besar 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 June at about 31°C and coldest in January 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Yan Besar 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 Yan Besar peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near May 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 14May 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Yan Besar 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 Yan Besar is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1129 µg/m³Feb 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yan Besar?

Yan Besar sits at 5.8°N, 100.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Gurun, 11 km away.

Topography around Yan Besar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yan Besar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,840 m.

The land around Yan Besar is covered by water (38%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, water (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
1,186 m
80 km
1,840 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Gurun 11 km · Bedong 17 km · Sungai Lalang 19 km · Sungai Petani 21 km · Kota Kuala Muda 23 km · Pendang 25 km · Tokai 26 km · Kepala Batas 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 Yan Besar (5.7989°, 100.3726°, elevation 9 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).