Weather in Langkawi in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Langkawi
Average weather
Average temperature in Langkawi in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +31°C with a maximum of +32°C and a minimum of +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +32°C.
Is Langkawi warm or cold in January?
Langkawi is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +29°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Langkawi:
Climate in Langkawi in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +35°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 114 mm | 37 mm | 46 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 70% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +29°C to +30°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 114 mm to 37 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 3 to 4.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Langkawi is gradually decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Langkawi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Langkawi in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+30°C) and the highest in 2020 (+34°C). The driest year was 1982 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 175 mm.
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Monthly weather in Langkawi
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Langkawi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.