North Sumatra · Indonesia
Medan in January
In January, Medan averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 150 mm of rain over the month. Medan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 150 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 326
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Medan
January is tied for the coolest month in Medan by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 32 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, January is about the same as December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 150 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 197 mm (2369 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 °C | 23 °C | 150 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 23 °C | 100 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 154 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 24 °C | 193 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 170 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 161 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 24 °C | 226 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 275 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 23 °C | 299 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 23 °C | 284 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 23 °C | 243 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Medan?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 150 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Medan meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Indonesia in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Medan
This guide lists 326 places to stay in Medan, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 30; 1–3 km, 125; 3–10 km, 161; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.