Kudus climate — normals and trends
Kudus (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,403 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kudus averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 238 rainy days per year.
Kudus has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 13 October 1961) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 9 June 1944).
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
KudusCentral Java
- coords
- -6.80°, 110.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,403mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
238 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
37.0 °C
13 October 1961
Coldest day
18.0 °C
9 June 1944
Wettest day
137 mm
17 January 2014
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
11 February 2001
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
13 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
15 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
17.9 °C
2 July 1986
Sunniest day
12.4 h
29 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 528 mm | +149 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 316 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 381 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 266 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 341 mm | +197 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 80 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 143 mm | +112 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 138 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 206 mm | +75 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 304 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 417 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kudus?
Kudus has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,403 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kudus?
The hottest day measured in Kudus between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1961, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kudus?
The coldest day measured in Kudus between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1944, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kudus?
Almost never: Kudus sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kudus warmed?
Yes: Kudus warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kudus?
The wettest day measured in Kudus between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2014, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kudus?
The windiest day measured in Kudus between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2001, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kudus?
The warmest month in Kudus is October (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kudus?
Kudus receives on average 2,403 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kudus?
Kudus gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kudus?
Yes: Kudus has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kudus?
In Kudus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 15 November 2023, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 2 July 1986.
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