Climate averages 1991–2020
Maran weather
in January.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Maran: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 159 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes January a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (66 km away). In January its highs average 27.4°C, 1.5°C cooler than Maran, with 193 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Maran ranks joint 39th of 72 for the warmest January highs and 21st of 72 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 72 cities is 28.9°C; Maran is level with that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 159 mm to 95 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
Maran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 159 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 95 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 175 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 204 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 196 | 25.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 164 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 181 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 248 | 26.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 312 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 273 | 24.6 | 11.912 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
- Kuantan in JanuaryMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Cukai in JanuaryMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 324 mm rain
- Ampang in JanuaryMalaysia · 122 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 201 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in JanuaryMalaysia · 123 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 221 mm rain
- Setapak in JanuaryMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 201 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in JanuaryMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.3°C · 177 mm rain
- Kajang in JanuaryMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 221 mm rain
- Selayang Baru Utara in JanuaryMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 201 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 Maran) is explained once on the Maran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.