Kota Sambas climate — normals and trends
Kota Sambas (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,907 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kota Sambas averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 298 rainy days per year.
Kota Sambas has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 8 September 1982) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 16 February 1949).
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
Kota SambasWest Kalimantan
- coords
- 1.36°, 109.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,907mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
298 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
24.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
36.0 °C
8 September 1982
Coldest day
16.9 °C
16 February 1949
Wettest day
196 mm
9 December 2015
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
15 December 1996
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
9 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
7 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
18.1 °C
16 February 1949
Sunniest day
11.9 h
16 February 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 454 mm | +175 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 195 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 386 mm | +165 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 286 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 153 mm | -74 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 120 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -101 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 265 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 258 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 382 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 398 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kota Sambas?
Kota Sambas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,907 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kota Sambas?
The hottest day measured in Kota Sambas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1982, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kota Sambas?
The coldest day measured in Kota Sambas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1949, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kota Sambas?
Almost never: Kota Sambas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kota Sambas warmed?
Yes: Kota Sambas warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kota Sambas?
The wettest day measured in Kota Sambas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 2015, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kota Sambas?
The windiest day measured in Kota Sambas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1996, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kota Sambas?
The warmest month in Kota Sambas is May (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kota Sambas?
Kota Sambas receives on average 2,907 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 298 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kota Sambas?
Kota Sambas gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kota Sambas?
Yes: Kota Sambas has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kota Sambas?
In Kota Sambas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 7 September 2024, and the lowest was 18.1 °C on 16 February 1949.
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