Is Kota Bharu hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 29.5°C, while nights average 23.3°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Kota Bharu in
January.
Typical January weather in Kota Bharu: 29.5°C by day, 23.3°C at night, 190 mm of rain over 11 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high29.5°C
Typical low23.3°C
Rain190 mm
Wet days11
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 38 out of 100 (February leads the year at 61). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 48 from latitude 6.12°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.6°C (15 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kota Bharu 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 190 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 48 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.6°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 1736376
- NOAA station
- MYM00048615 · SULTAN ISMAIL PETRA
- Station distance
- 7.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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