Jerantut climate — normals and trends
Jerantut (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,921 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Jerantut averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 282 rainy days per year.
Jerantut has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 8 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
JerantutPahang
- coords
- 3.94°, 102.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,921mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
282 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
23.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
17 April 1998
Coldest day
16.2 °C
8 January 1943
Wettest day
134 mm
17 December 2021
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
25 July 1981
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
19 April 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.5 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 120 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 202 mm | +112 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 241 mm | +103 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 198 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 210 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 137 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 102 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 149 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 195 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 155 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 380 mm | +153 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 177 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jerantut?
Jerantut has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,921 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jerantut?
The hottest day measured in Jerantut between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jerantut?
The coldest day measured in Jerantut between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1943, at 16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Jerantut?
Almost never: Jerantut sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jerantut warmed?
Yes: Jerantut warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jerantut?
The wettest day measured in Jerantut between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jerantut?
The windiest day measured in Jerantut between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1981, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jerantut?
The warmest month in Jerantut is April (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jerantut?
Jerantut receives on average 1,921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 282 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jerantut?
Jerantut gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jerantut?
Yes: Jerantut has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jerantut?
In Jerantut, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 19 April 2019, and the lowest was 16.5 °C on 9 January 1943.
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