Is Kuala Lumpur hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 32.7°C, while nights average 23.7°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Kuala Lumpur in
January.
Typical January weather in Kuala Lumpur: 32.7°C by day, 23.7°C at night, 256 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high32.7°C
Typical low23.7°C
Rain256 mm
Wet days14.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 14 out of 100 (June leads the year at 28). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 57 from latitude 3.14°. Open-water sea temperature is 28.9°C (35 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kuala Lumpur like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 256 mm across about 15 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 57 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; June ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 28.9°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1735161
- NOAA station
- MYM00048647 · SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH INTL
- Station distance
- 15.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 22 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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