Kawasi climate — normals and trends
Kawasi (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,227 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kawasi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 308 rainy days per year.
Kawasi has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 10 December 2020) and the coldest 21.4 °C (on 3 September 1997).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KawasiNorth Maluku
- coords
- -1.59°, 127.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,227mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
308 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.5 °C
10 December 2020
Coldest day
21.4 °C
3 September 1997
Wettest day
229 mm
27 March 1998
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
25 December 1954
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
25 December 1954
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
10 December 2020
Coldest feels-like
21.6 °C
30 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 December 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 430 mm | +137 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 262 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 407 mm | +100 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 366 mm | +67 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 412 mm | +100 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 435 mm | +148 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 235 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 473 mm | +253 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 411 mm | +179 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 367 mm | +150 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 255 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 318 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kawasi?
Kawasi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,227 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kawasi?
The hottest day measured in Kawasi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2020, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kawasi?
The coldest day measured in Kawasi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1997, at 21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kawasi?
Almost never: Kawasi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kawasi warmed?
Yes: Kawasi warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kawasi?
The wettest day measured in Kawasi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1998, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kawasi?
The windiest day measured in Kawasi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1954, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kawasi?
The warmest month in Kawasi is May (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kawasi?
Kawasi receives on average 3,227 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 308 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kawasi?
Kawasi gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kawasi?
Yes: Kawasi has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kawasi?
In Kawasi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 10 December 2020, and the lowest was 21.6 °C on 30 July 1967.
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