Dalat climate — normals and trends
Dalat (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,847 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dalat averages 0 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 310 rainy days per year.
Dalat has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °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 19.2 °C (on 13 January 1972).
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
DalatSarawak
- coords
- 2.67°, 112.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,847mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
173 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
310 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
19.2 °C
13 January 1972
Wettest day
159 mm
8 January 1963
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
28 December 1973
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
20 November 2001
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
18 April 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.6 °C
13 January 1972
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 April 1949
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 | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 557 mm | +260 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 336 mm | +114 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 349 mm | +132 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 290 mm | +77 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 151 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 123 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 68 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 160 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 227 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 210 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 264 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 466 mm | +127 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dalat?
Dalat has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,847 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dalat?
The hottest day measured in Dalat between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dalat?
The coldest day measured in Dalat between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1972, at 19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Dalat?
Almost never: Dalat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dalat warmed?
Yes: Dalat warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dalat?
The wettest day measured in Dalat between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1963, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dalat?
The windiest day measured in Dalat between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1973, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dalat?
The warmest month in Dalat is May (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dalat?
Dalat receives on average 2,847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 310 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dalat?
Dalat gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dalat?
Yes: Dalat has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dalat?
In Dalat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 18 April 2023, and the lowest was 20.6 °C on 13 January 1972.
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