Kualakapuas climate — normals and trends
Kualakapuas (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,998 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 October (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kualakapuas averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 270 rainy days per year.
Kualakapuas has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 22 October 2002) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 1 August 1967).
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
KualakapuasCentral Kalimantan
- coords
- -3.01°, 114.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,998mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
270 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
37.9 °C
22 October 2002
Coldest day
18.6 °C
1 August 1967
Wettest day
182 mm
25 June 2006
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
10 January 2013
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
10 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
14 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
20.4 °C
1 August 1967
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 January 1948
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 | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 325 mm | +104 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 201 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 300 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 235 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 129 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 120 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 224 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 204 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 210 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 266 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kualakapuas?
Kualakapuas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,998 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kualakapuas?
The hottest day measured in Kualakapuas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2002, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kualakapuas?
The coldest day measured in Kualakapuas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1967, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kualakapuas?
Almost never: Kualakapuas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kualakapuas warmed?
Yes: Kualakapuas warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kualakapuas?
The wettest day measured in Kualakapuas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2006, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kualakapuas?
The windiest day measured in Kualakapuas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kualakapuas?
The warmest month in Kualakapuas is October (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kualakapuas?
Kualakapuas receives on average 1,998 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 270 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kualakapuas?
Kualakapuas gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kualakapuas?
Yes: Kualakapuas has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kualakapuas?
In Kualakapuas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 14 October 2020, and the lowest was 20.4 °C on 1 August 1967.
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