Meulaboh climate — normals and trends
Meulaboh (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,140 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Meulaboh averages 0 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 289 rainy days per year.
Meulaboh has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 18 May 2016) and the coldest 18.3 °C (on 12 December 1994).
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
MeulabohSpecial Region of Aceh
- coords
- 4.14°, 96.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,140mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
289 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
21.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
33.5 °C
18 May 2016
Coldest day
18.3 °C
12 December 1994
Wettest day
262 mm
24 October 2015
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
4 January 2017
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
10 May 2013
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
15 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
18.9 °C
29 September 1971
Sunniest day
12.2 h
24 May 2021
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 | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 392 mm | +160 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 273 mm | +56 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 300 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 334 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 154 mm | -87 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 184 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 216 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | -125 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 280 mm | -116 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 599 mm | +186 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 279 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meulaboh?
Meulaboh has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,140 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meulaboh?
The hottest day measured in Meulaboh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2016, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meulaboh?
The coldest day measured in Meulaboh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1994, at 18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Meulaboh?
Almost never: Meulaboh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Meulaboh warmed?
Yes: Meulaboh warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meulaboh?
The wettest day measured in Meulaboh between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2015, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meulaboh?
The windiest day measured in Meulaboh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2017, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meulaboh?
The warmest month in Meulaboh is May (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Meulaboh?
Meulaboh receives on average 3,140 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 289 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meulaboh?
Meulaboh gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Meulaboh?
Yes: Meulaboh has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meulaboh?
In Meulaboh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 15 May 1998, and the lowest was 18.9 °C on 29 September 1971.
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