Gemas climate — normals and trends
Gemas (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,673 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gemas averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.
Gemas has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 23 March 2024) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 4 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
GemasNegeri Sembilan
- coords
- 2.58°, 102.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,673mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
264 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
37.9 °C
23 March 2024
Coldest day
18.6 °C
4 January 1943
Wettest day
244 mm
26 December 2014
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
25 February 2016
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
22 December 2006
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
16 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
19.6 °C
4 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 May 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 | 29.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 173 mm | +73 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 172 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 271 mm | +108 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 158 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 124 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 107 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 284 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 245 mm | +74 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gemas?
Gemas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gemas?
The hottest day measured in Gemas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2024, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gemas?
The coldest day measured in Gemas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1943, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gemas?
Almost never: Gemas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gemas warmed?
Yes: Gemas warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gemas?
The wettest day measured in Gemas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2014, with 244 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gemas?
The windiest day measured in Gemas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gemas?
The warmest month in Gemas is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gemas?
Gemas receives on average 1,673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gemas?
Gemas gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gemas?
Yes: Gemas has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gemas?
In Gemas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 16 April 2016, and the lowest was 19.6 °C on 4 January 1943.
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