Weather in Kuala Lumpur in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kuala Lumpur;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuala Lumpur in January
The temperature in January is +31°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +33°C during the day and a minimum of +23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +32°C.
Is Kuala Lumpur warm or cold in January?
Kuala Lumpur is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +23°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
January is the coldest month in Kuala Lumpur, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Kuala Lumpur in January
Water in Kuala Lumpur in January is Very warm. It varies from +27°C to +30°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Kuala Lumpur in January?
Climate in Kuala Lumpur in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +19°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +36°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 227 mm | 172 mm | 104 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +28°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 80% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 227 mm to 172 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 0 m/s. 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 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kuala Lumpur is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kuala Lumpur?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuala Lumpur 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 2019 (+33°C). The driest year was 1981 with only 881 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 5963 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kuala Lumpur, 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.