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Kuala Lumpur weather in January

Weather in Kuala Lumpur: January

Average day temperature: 87.6°F
Average night temperature: 73.2°F
Sea water temperature: 84.5°F
Number of sunny days: 5 days
Day length: 11.9 - 12.0 hours
Number of rainy days: 11 days
Precipitation totals: 5.5 in.

Air temperature in January, °F

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Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during January of 2025 was 88°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was 70°F. Daily and nightly averages during January were 83.7°F and 73.1°F.

Sea water temperature in Kuala Lumpur in January, °F

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86
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The average sea water temperature in January of 2025 was 84.8°F. The highest and lowest sea temperatures during the month were 86.2°F and 84.0°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
10%
58%
32%

Mostly all days in January are partly cloudy but sunny or cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in January, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.6
3.2
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
7.6
9.1
6.9
6.9
5.7
5.6
6.0
9.4
7.0
6.4
3.5
7.6
9.1
6.9
6.9
5.7
5.6
6.0
9.4
7.0
6.4
3.5
5.5

Precipitation total value in Kuala Lumpur in January is 5.5 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.6
1.2
1.7
2.3
2.9
3.5
4.1
2.7
2.7
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
2.7
2.7
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
2.8

The average wind speed value in January is 2.8 mph The wind's strength is relatively same during the whole year.

Average sunny hours
jan
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dec
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
4.4
4.5
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.9
5.5
5.5
5.2
5.7
5.8
4.4
4.5
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.9
5.5
5.5
5.2
5.7
5.8
5.4

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 5.4.

Best time for vacation in Kuala Lumpur

Sunniest months:
July 10 days
June 10 days
March 8 days
Warmest months:
March 90.8 °F
May 90.6 °F
April 90.5 °F
Warmest sea temp:
May 86.6 °F
June 86.4 °F
April 86.2 °F
Coldest months:
December 87.3 °F
January 87.6 °F
November 87.7 °F
Rainiest months:
November 20 days
May 18 days
April 18 days
Windiest months:
July 3.4 mph
August 3.4 mph
September 3.3 mph

Kuala Lumpur on a weather map

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Kuala Lumpur
Local time: 16:40
April 26, saturday
1800
81°F
SE
1 mph
2100
77°F
S
2 mph
April 27, sunday
0000
75°F
SW
2 mph
0300
73°F
SW
3 mph
0600
73°F
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2 mph
0900
81°F
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1 mph
1200
90°F
NE
4 mph
1500
90°F
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1 mph

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Units of measurement: °C / °F