Cukai climate — normals and trends
Cukai (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,477 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cukai averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 277 rainy days per year.
Cukai has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 29 May 1997) and the coldest 22.6 °C (on 23 March 1945).
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
CukaiTerengganu
- coords
- 4.25°, 103.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
25.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,477mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
277 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
30.8 °C
29 May 1997
Coldest day
22.6 °C
23 March 1945
Wettest day
251 mm
28 November 2025
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
26 February 2022
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
26 February 2022
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.8 °C
11 January 1976
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 April 1940
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 | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 341 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 231 mm | +60 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 281 mm | +142 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 212 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 107 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | -70 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 721 mm | +320 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 473 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cukai?
Cukai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cukai?
The hottest day measured in Cukai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1997, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cukai?
The coldest day measured in Cukai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1945, at 22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cukai?
Almost never: Cukai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cukai warmed?
Yes: Cukai warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cukai?
The wettest day measured in Cukai between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2025, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cukai?
The windiest day measured in Cukai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2022, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cukai?
The warmest month in Cukai is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cukai?
Cukai receives on average 2,477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 277 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cukai?
Cukai gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cukai?
Yes: Cukai has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cukai?
In Cukai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 30 April 2024, and the lowest was 22.8 °C on 11 January 1976.
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