Weather in Jakarta in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Jakarta;
Average weather
Average temperature in Jakarta in January
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +23°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +31°C.
Is Jakarta warm or cold in January?
Jakarta is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Jakarta, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Jakarta in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 234 mm | 272 mm | 239 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 85% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 27 | 28 | 26 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +30°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 234 mm to 272 mm. Humidity rises from 84% to 85%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Jakarta is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Jakarta?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Jakarta in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+30°C) and the highest in 2023 (+33°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 1181 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 2582 mm.
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Monthly weather in Jakarta
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Jakarta, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.