Bentong climate — normals and trends
Bentong (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,953 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bentong averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 270 rainy days per year.
Bentong has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 9 January 1943).
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
BentongPahang
- coords
- 3.53°, 101.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,953mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
270 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
328 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
37.6 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
15.3 °C
9 January 1943
Wettest day
208 mm
6 June 2024
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
25 February 2016
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
11 July 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
6 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 October 1941
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 | 28.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 148 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 138 mm | +36 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 222 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 283 mm | +110 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 210 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 117 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 110 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 123 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 188 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 136 mm | -81 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 449 mm | +196 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 205 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bentong?
Bentong has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bentong?
The hottest day measured in Bentong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bentong?
The coldest day measured in Bentong between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bentong?
Almost never: Bentong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bentong warmed?
Yes: Bentong warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bentong?
The wettest day measured in Bentong between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2024, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bentong?
The windiest day measured in Bentong between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bentong?
The warmest month in Bentong is April (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bentong?
Bentong receives on average 1,953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 270 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bentong?
Bentong gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bentong?
Yes: Bentong has on average 328 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bentong?
In Bentong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 6 April 2015, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 9 January 1943.
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