Gua Musang climate — normals and trends
Gua Musang (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,320 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Gua Musang averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 274 rainy days per year.
Gua Musang 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 38.9 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 27 February 1958).
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
Gua MusangKelantan
- coords
- 4.88°, 101.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,320mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
6.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
274 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
38.9 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
13.7 °C
27 February 1958
Wettest day
197 mm
14 May 2009
Windiest day
15.9 km/h
25 February 2016
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
25 November 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
11 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
27 February 1958
Sunniest day
12.1 h
3 July 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 | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 101 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 158 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 211 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 299 mm | +78 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 130 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 90 mm | -86 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 217 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 230 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 359 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 396 mm | +134 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 140 mm | -78 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gua Musang?
Gua Musang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,320 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gua Musang?
The hottest day measured in Gua Musang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gua Musang?
The coldest day measured in Gua Musang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gua Musang?
Almost never: Gua Musang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gua Musang warmed?
Yes: Gua Musang warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gua Musang?
The wettest day measured in Gua Musang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2009, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gua Musang?
The windiest day measured in Gua Musang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, with winds reaching 15.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gua Musang?
The warmest month in Gua Musang is April (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gua Musang?
Gua Musang receives on average 2,320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gua Musang?
Gua Musang gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gua Musang?
Yes: Gua Musang has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gua Musang?
In Gua Musang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 11 April 2016, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 27 February 1958.
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