Malang climate — normals and trends
Malang (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 2,158 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 November (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Malang averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 231 rainy days per year.
Malang has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 20 November 1951) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 11 August 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
MalangEast Java
- coords
- -7.98°, 112.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.1°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,158mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
231 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
32.8 °C
20 November 1951
Coldest day
10.5 °C
11 August 1941
Wettest day
326 mm
30 November 1990
Windiest day
18.0 km/h
23 March 1942
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
25 January 2012
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
7 March 2010
Coldest feels-like
7.6 °C
9 October 1997
Sunniest day
12.5 h
19 December 1940
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 | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 503 mm | +155 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 343 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 368 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 229 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 297 mm | +199 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 73 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 98 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 79 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 174 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 472 mm | +247 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 289 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malang?
Malang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 2,158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malang?
The hottest day measured in Malang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1951, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malang?
The coldest day measured in Malang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1941, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Malang?
Almost never: Malang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malang warmed?
Yes: Malang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malang?
The wettest day measured in Malang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1990, with 326 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malang?
The windiest day measured in Malang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1942, with winds reaching 18.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malang?
The warmest month in Malang is November (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Malang?
Malang receives on average 2,158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malang?
Malang gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malang?
Yes: Malang has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malang?
In Malang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 7 March 2010, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 9 October 1997.
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