Cheras climate — normals and trends
Cheras (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,630 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cheras averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 283 rainy days per year.
Cheras has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 1 May 1963) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 23 June 1940).
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
CherasSelangor
- coords
- 3.11°, 101.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,630mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
283 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.1 °C
1 May 1963
Coldest day
17.1 °C
23 June 1940
Wettest day
158 mm
27 April 2024
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
3 January 2019
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
21 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
6 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
18.5 °C
8 February 1944
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 | 30.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 234 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 168 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 176 mm | -60 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 338 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 124 mm | -89 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 29 mm | -112 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 125 mm | -92 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 214 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 411 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 309 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cheras?
Cheras has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,630 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cheras?
The hottest day measured in Cheras between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1963, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cheras?
The coldest day measured in Cheras between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1940, at 17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cheras?
Almost never: Cheras sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cheras warmed?
Yes: Cheras warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cheras?
The wettest day measured in Cheras between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2024, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cheras?
The windiest day measured in Cheras between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2019, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cheras?
The warmest month in Cheras is May (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Cheras?
Cheras receives on average 2,630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cheras?
Cheras gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cheras?
Yes: Cheras has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cheras?
In Cheras, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 6 March 2016, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 8 February 1944.
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