Gerik climate — normals and trends
Gerik (Malaysia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,143 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gerik averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Gerik 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 39.3 °C (on 16 April 1998) and the coldest 14.6 °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
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- coords
- 5.42°, 101.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,143mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
319 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
39.3 °C
16 April 1998
Coldest day
14.6 °C
9 January 1943
Wettest day
203 mm
12 November 2020
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
25 January 1963
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
5 August 2009
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
1 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.2 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 June 1942
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 | 28.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 57 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 20 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 81 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 194 mm | +86 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 110 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 14 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 64 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 141 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 477 mm | +296 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -90 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gerik?
Gerik has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,143 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gerik?
The hottest day measured in Gerik between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1998, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gerik?
The coldest day measured in Gerik between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gerik?
Almost never: Gerik sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gerik warmed?
Yes: Gerik warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gerik?
The wettest day measured in Gerik between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 2020, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gerik?
The windiest day measured in Gerik between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gerik?
The warmest month in Gerik is April (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gerik?
Gerik receives on average 1,143 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gerik?
Gerik gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gerik?
Yes: Gerik has on average 319 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gerik?
In Gerik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 1 April 2020, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 9 January 1943.
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