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Penang (George Town) in January

Hot and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

January in Penang (George Town) is hot: highs near 88°F, lows near 76°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 51 minutes.January in Penang (George Town) is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 51 minutes.

High
88°F31°Caverage
Low
76°F24°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 65% of days
Daylight
11h 51mon average

Is January a good time to visit Penang (George Town)?

Yes. January is one of Penang (George Town)'s most comfortable months (October to January).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How January sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 88°F in January, against 87°F to 90°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in January, against 31°C to 32°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

65% of days in January, against 63% to 97% through the year.

Cloud cover

72% cover in January, against 69% to 80% through the year.

Daylight

11h 51m in January, against 11h 49m to 12h 26m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with January shaded. The olive line marks the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. December87°31°low 76°low 24°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. January88°31°low 76°low 24°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. February89°32°low 76°low 24°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Penang (George Town) sits, in January

Asia/Kuala Lumpur
this place
typical high in January 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-January
7:32 AMsets 7:22 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
5.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Langkawi122 km north-west

The land around Penang (George Town), shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Malaysia in January

high · low · wet days
See January on the planning mapThe whole year in Penang (George Town)

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Penang (George Town). Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (85 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (85 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.