Bandar Nabawan climate — normals and trends
Bandar Nabawan (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,960 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 April (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bandar Nabawan averages 0 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.
Bandar Nabawan has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 2 May 2002) and the coldest 14.9 °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
Bandar NabawanSabah
- coords
- 5.04°, 116.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,960mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
287 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
236 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
35.6 °C
2 May 2002
Coldest day
14.9 °C
30 January 1993
Wettest day
131 mm
25 December 1993
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
23 November 1958
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
13 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
10 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.5 °C
30 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 361 mm | +215 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 242 mm | +127 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 320 mm | +180 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 203 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 392 mm | +195 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 107 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 78 mm | -80 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 209 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 253 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 246 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bandar Nabawan?
Bandar Nabawan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,960 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandar Nabawan?
The hottest day measured in Bandar Nabawan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2002, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bandar Nabawan?
The coldest day measured in Bandar Nabawan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1993, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bandar Nabawan?
Almost never: Bandar Nabawan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bandar Nabawan warmed?
Yes: Bandar Nabawan warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bandar Nabawan?
The wettest day measured in Bandar Nabawan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1993, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bandar Nabawan?
The windiest day measured in Bandar Nabawan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1958, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bandar Nabawan?
The warmest month in Bandar Nabawan is April (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bandar Nabawan?
Bandar Nabawan receives on average 1,960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bandar Nabawan?
Bandar Nabawan gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bandar Nabawan?
Yes: Bandar Nabawan has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bandar Nabawan?
In Bandar Nabawan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 10 May 2023, and the lowest was 15.5 °C on 30 January 1993.
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