Belaga climate — normals and trends
Belaga (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,212 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Belaga averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 314 rainy days per year.
Belaga has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 29 July 2025) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 26 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
BelagaSarawak
- coords
- 2.70°, 113.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,212mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
314 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
22.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
35.7 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest day
16.8 °C
26 January 1993
Wettest day
203 mm
7 January 2000
Windiest day
15.7 km/h
17 September 2024
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
9 December 2010
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
25 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
18.5 °C
18 April 1943
Sunniest day
12.2 h
2 July 1956
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 | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 559 mm | +264 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 306 mm | +49 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 316 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 419 mm | +143 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 204 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 156 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 95 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 222 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 437 mm | +164 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 201 mm | -106 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 251 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 457 mm | +134 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belaga?
Belaga has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,212 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belaga?
The hottest day measured in Belaga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belaga?
The coldest day measured in Belaga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1993, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Belaga?
Almost never: Belaga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Belaga warmed?
Yes: Belaga warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belaga?
The wettest day measured in Belaga between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2000, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belaga?
The windiest day measured in Belaga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2024, with winds reaching 15.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belaga?
The warmest month in Belaga is May (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Belaga?
Belaga receives on average 3,212 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 314 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belaga?
Belaga gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Belaga?
Yes: Belaga has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belaga?
In Belaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 25 September 2023, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 18 April 1943.
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