Labuan climate — normals and trends
Labuan (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,263 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Labuan averages 0 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 250 rainy days per year.
Labuan has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 28 December 2023) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 20 June 1941).
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
LabuanBanten
- coords
- -6.38°, 105.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,263mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
250 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
33.3 °C
28 December 2023
Coldest day
20.8 °C
20 June 1941
Wettest day
221 mm
18 June 2025
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
30 November 2017
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
9 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
18 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
21.1 °C
9 August 1961
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 November 1955
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 | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 342 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 179 mm | -103 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 243 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 266 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 331 mm | +176 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 331 mm | +223 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 119 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 213 mm | +88 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 583 mm | +343 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 369 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Labuan?
Labuan has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,263 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Labuan?
The hottest day measured in Labuan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2023, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Labuan?
The coldest day measured in Labuan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1941, at 20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Labuan?
Almost never: Labuan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Labuan warmed?
Yes: Labuan warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Labuan?
The wettest day measured in Labuan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2025, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Labuan?
The windiest day measured in Labuan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2017, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Labuan?
The warmest month in Labuan is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Labuan?
Labuan receives on average 2,263 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 250 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Labuan?
Labuan gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Labuan?
Yes: Labuan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Labuan?
In Labuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 18 April 2016, and the lowest was 21.1 °C on 9 August 1961.
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