Weather in Kuching in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kuching;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuching in January
The temperature in January is +30°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +32°C during the day and a minimum of +23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +30°C.
Is Kuching warm or cold in January?
Kuching is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +29°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Kuching, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kuching in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +28°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 408 mm | 396 mm | 291 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 88% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +29°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +28°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 408 mm to 396 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 88%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 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 Kuching is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kuching?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuching in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2019 (+32°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 2648 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 5923 mm.
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Monthly weather in Kuching
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kuching, 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.
