Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in January.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In January its highs average 31.2°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks 1st of 72 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 72 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 72 cities is 28.9°C; Alor Setar is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 60 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alor Setar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 60 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 132 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 193 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 243 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 184 | 21.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 259 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 28.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 234 | 25.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 129 | 15.6 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Pendang in JanuaryMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in JanuaryMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 82 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in JanuaryMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in JanuaryMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 108 mm rain
- Butterworth in JanuaryMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 96 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in JanuaryMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 127 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in JanuaryMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 163 mm rain
- Kulim in JanuaryMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 163 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alor Setar) is explained once on the Alor Setar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.