Climate averages 1991–2020
Muar weather
in January.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Muar: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 121 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes January a wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pagoh (25 km away). In January its highs average 29.0°C, about as warm as Muar, with 148 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Muar ranks joint 43rd of 72 for the warmest January highs and 8th of 72 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 72 cities is 28.9°C; Muar is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 121 mm to 75 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
Muar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 121 | 16.4 | 12.012 h |
| February | 29.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 75 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 150 | 22.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 203 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.5°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 213 | 26.6 | 12.212 h |
| June | 29.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 175 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| July | 28.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 175 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 28.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 185 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 180 | 23.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 220 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 275 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 239 | 24.5 | 12.012 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
- Pagoh in JanuaryMalaysia · 25 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 148 mm rain
- Parit Sulung in JanuaryMalaysia · 36 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 179 mm rain
- Malacca in JanuaryMalaysia · 40 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 114 mm rain
- Batu Pahat in JanuaryMalaysia · 46 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 150 mm rain
- Kluang in JanuaryMalaysia · 83 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 183 mm rain
- Port Dickson in JanuaryMalaysia · 101 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 137 mm rain
- Seremban in JanuaryMalaysia · 104 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.7°C · 167 mm rain
- Sepang in JanuaryMalaysia · 116 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 175 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 Muar) is explained once on the Muar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.