Malinau climate — normals and trends
Malinau (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,293 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Malinau averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 341 rainy days per year.
Malinau has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 20 October 2017) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 30 January 1993).
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
MalinauNorth Kalimantan
- coords
- 3.59°, 116.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
3,293mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
341 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
21.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.91 · 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
36.3 °C
20 October 2017
Coldest day
16.1 °C
30 January 1993
Wettest day
213 mm
22 March 1999
Windiest day
13.1 km/h
17 April 1983
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
29 November 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
26 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
17.3 °C
30 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 July 1941
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 | +0.8 °C | 642 mm | +403 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 248 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 400 mm | +131 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 344 mm | +75 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 546 mm | +241 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 189 mm | -76 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 195 mm | -72 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 268 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 387 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 239 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 277 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 398 mm | +108 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malinau?
Malinau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,293 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malinau?
The hottest day measured in Malinau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2017, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malinau?
The coldest day measured in Malinau between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1993, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Malinau?
Almost never: Malinau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malinau warmed?
Yes: Malinau warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malinau?
The wettest day measured in Malinau between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1999, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malinau?
The windiest day measured in Malinau between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1983, with winds reaching 13.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malinau?
The warmest month in Malinau is May (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Malinau?
Malinau receives on average 3,293 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 341 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malinau?
Malinau gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malinau?
Yes: Malinau has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malinau?
In Malinau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 17.3 °C on 30 January 1993.
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