Weather in Penang in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Penang
Average weather
Average temperature in Penang in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +31°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +21°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +31°C.
Is Penang warm or cold in January?
Penang is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Penang:
Climate in Penang in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +35°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 183 mm | 97 mm | 91 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 75% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +31°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 183 mm to 97 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Penang 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 Penang?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Penang 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 (+32°C). The driest year was 1981 with only 1358 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 3959 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Penang
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Penang, 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.