Kajang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kajang?

Kajang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,630 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kajang?

The hottest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1963, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kajang?

The coldest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1940, at 17.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kajang?

Almost never: Kajang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kajang warmed?

Yes: Kajang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kajang?

The wettest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2024, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kajang?

The windiest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2019, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kajang?

The warmest month in Kajang is May (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kajang?

Kajang receives on average 2,630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kajang?

Kajang gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kajang (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,630 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Kajang averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 283 rainy days per year.

Kajang 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 37.1 °C (on 1 May 1963) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 23 June 1940).

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

KajangSelangor

coords: 2.99°, 101.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

25.8°C

Average daily high

30.6°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,630mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

9.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

246 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

283 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.7 °C

Average feels-like low

26.5 °C

Average peak gust

25.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.1 °C

1 May 1963

Coldest day

17.1 °C

23 June 1940

Wettest day

158 mm

27 April 2024

Windiest day

25.3 km/h

3 January 2019

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

21 February 1955

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

6 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

18.5 °C

8 February 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 October 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.3 °C18 July 2025	21.2 °C2 October 2025	27.0 °C	2,343 mm	314
2024	35.1 °C26 March 2024	21.6 °C11 February 2024	27.3 °C	4,316 mm	322
2023	34.4 °C28 March 2023	20.6 °C6 March 2023	26.9 °C	3,271 mm	317
2022	35.1 °C28 March 2022	21.2 °C26 May 2022	26.8 °C	2,625 mm	303
2021	36.0 °C4 March 2021	21.2 °C26 February 2021	26.8 °C	2,589 mm	303
2020	36.6 °C2 March 2020	22.2 °C14 July 2020	27.2 °C	3,068 mm	322
2019	35.5 °C16 March 2019	20.8 °C12 February 2019	27.2 °C	2,420 mm	346
2018	34.3 °C13 April 2018	20.4 °C13 January 2018	26.7 °C	3,120 mm	304
2017	35.3 °C21 October 2017	21.6 °C25 January 2017	26.9 °C	2,802 mm	315
2016	36.8 °C3 April 2016	22.1 °C21 February 2016	27.4 °C	2,438 mm	337
2015	34.7 °C4 September 2015	20.3 °C2 February 2015	26.9 °C	2,910 mm	336
2014	37.1 °C11 March 2014	19.8 °C1 February 2014	26.9 °C	3,281 mm	314
2013	34.8 °C4 August 2013	21.6 °C23 February 2013	26.8 °C	2,744 mm	308
2012	33.1 °C11 February 2012	21.3 °C19 June 2012	26.5 °C	3,112 mm	300
2011	34.1 °C9 May 2011	21.1 °C1 February 2011	26.4 °C	3,160 mm	288
2010	34.3 °C27 March 2010	21.1 °C27 December 2010	26.7 °C	2,816 mm	316
2009	35.1 °C8 August 2009	20.6 °C15 January 2009	26.6 °C	3,037 mm	302
2008	33.5 °C19 February 2008	20.3 °C13 February 2008	26.1 °C	3,280 mm	284
2007	33.9 °C10 February 2007	19.3 °C3 December 2007	26.1 °C	3,232 mm	257
2006	33.5 °C28 April 2006	20.8 °C1 August 2006	26.3 °C	3,194 mm	295
2005	37.1 °C16 February 2005	20.0 °C7 January 2005	27.0 °C	1,986 mm	307
2004	34.8 °C20 April 2004	21.0 °C27 June 2004	26.6 °C	2,240 mm	317
2003	34.5 °C9 March 2003	20.6 °C20 December 2003	26.5 °C	2,536 mm	299
2002	36.8 °C15 February 2002	19.2 °C4 January 2002	26.7 °C	2,480 mm	327
2001	33.6 °C13 July 2001	20.8 °C31 December 2001	26.3 °C	2,824 mm	293
2000	34.4 °C4 June 2000	19.3 °C28 January 2000	26.1 °C	2,951 mm	281
1999	33.3 °C12 April 1999	20.4 °C28 December 1999	26.0 °C	3,027 mm	272
1998	35.6 °C8 April 1998	21.2 °C22 January 1998	26.8 °C	2,630 mm	304
1997	34.2 °C21 April 1997	20.3 °C3 January 1997	26.2 °C	2,936 mm	325
1996	34.2 °C15 March 1996	19.7 °C11 February 1996	26.0 °C	2,921 mm	257
1995	33.8 °C6 May 1995	20.7 °C7 February 1995	26.0 °C	3,309 mm	252
1994	33.4 °C28 February 1994	20.2 °C22 January 1994	25.9 °C	2,844 mm	276
1993	33.3 °C21 March 1993	18.9 °C24 February 1993	25.8 °C	3,126 mm	265
1992	34.2 °C30 March 1992	19.9 °C13 January 1992	25.9 °C	2,675 mm	269
1991	33.6 °C25 February 1991	19.8 °C21 February 1991	25.8 °C	3,298 mm	266
1990	35.4 °C24 February 1990	18.7 °C4 January 1990	26.1 °C	2,547 mm	293
1989	32.9 °C3 June 1989	19.1 °C14 February 1989	25.6 °C	2,856 mm	240
1988	34.3 °C17 April 1988	20.2 °C11 December 1988	25.9 °C	2,912 mm	265
1987	34.6 °C4 March 1987	19.6 °C3 February 1987	25.9 °C	3,216 mm	274
1986	33.9 °C14 August 1986	19.1 °C11 February 1986	25.7 °C	2,462 mm	261
1985	33.6 °C26 June 1985	18.2 °C17 January 1985	25.6 °C	2,529 mm	270
1984	32.9 °C12 June 1984	20.0 °C10 January 1984	25.3 °C	3,268 mm	229
1983	35.6 °C15 February 1983	20.0 °C24 December 1983	26.3 °C	2,065 mm	304
1982	34.2 °C18 February 1982	19.1 °C17 January 1982	25.8 °C	2,127 mm	295
1981	34.4 °C15 March 1981	19.2 °C20 December 1981	25.9 °C	1,866 mm	291
1980	35.1 °C16 February 1980	19.1 °C9 February 1980	25.9 °C	2,162 mm	285
1979	35.2 °C4 February 1979	18.8 °C16 January 1979	25.9 °C	2,284 mm	299
1978	35.4 °C15 October 1978	18.7 °C4 January 1978	26.0 °C	1,700 mm	311
1977	35.3 °C6 April 1977	17.9 °C18 February 1977	25.9 °C	1,931 mm	292
1976	34.6 °C7 March 1976	19.1 °C9 January 1976	25.5 °C	1,996 mm	267
1975	33.5 °C12 April 1975	18.8 °C22 February 1975	25.4 °C	2,066 mm	255
1974	34.0 °C25 March 1974	18.6 °C16 January 1974	25.5 °C	1,938 mm	266
1973	35.1 °C14 February 1973	19.0 °C31 December 1973	25.7 °C	2,343 mm	254
1972	33.8 °C25 March 1972	18.5 °C3 January 1972	25.6 °C	2,312 mm	266
1971	34.3 °C22 April 1971	19.4 °C28 January 1971	25.3 °C	2,150 mm	223
1970	35.8 °C9 March 1970	19.4 °C3 February 1970	25.6 °C	2,325 mm	260
1969	34.3 °C9 April 1969	19.2 °C6 March 1969	25.5 °C	2,756 mm	237
1968	35.1 °C1 March 1968	18.8 °C21 February 1968	25.3 °C	2,602 mm	234
1967	33.0 °C24 March 1967	18.2 °C17 January 1967	25.0 °C	2,686 mm	171
1966	32.7 °C30 April 1966	19.4 °C27 January 1966	25.1 °C	2,897 mm	163
1965	33.2 °C6 February 1965	18.1 °C14 January 1965	25.3 °C	2,707 mm	245
1964	34.2 °C1 April 1964	18.7 °C2 February 1964	25.4 °C	2,531 mm	259
1963	37.1 °C1 May 1963	17.8 °C15 January 1963	25.9 °C	2,060 mm	286
1962	33.9 °C10 February 1962	19.1 °C7 February 1962	25.4 °C	2,339 mm	247
1961	33.9 °C5 February 1961	19.4 °C28 August 1961	25.5 °C	1,976 mm	279
1960	33.6 °C13 February 1960	19.6 °C3 January 1960	25.6 °C	2,410 mm	282
1959	33.4 °C5 March 1959	19.5 °C15 September 1959	25.3 °C	2,891 mm	227
1958	33.4 °C15 April 1958	18.8 °C28 February 1958	25.6 °C	2,357 mm	259
1957	32.9 °C31 October 1957	18.9 °C17 February 1957	25.2 °C	2,852 mm	183
1956	32.5 °C2 March 1956	18.7 °C24 January 1956	24.8 °C	2,867 mm	130
1955	32.8 °C6 April 1955	18.6 °C13 February 1955	25.0 °C	2,607 mm	174
1954	32.4 °C7 June 1954	19.6 °C26 February 1954	24.8 °C	3,408 mm	109
1953	32.4 °C24 March 1953	18.7 °C8 January 1953	25.4 °C	2,763 mm	220
1952	32.7 °C1 March 1952	20.2 °C28 December 1952	25.4 °C	2,508 mm	203
1951	33.6 °C2 April 1951	18.4 °C2 March 1951	25.4 °C	2,048 mm	196
1950	32.5 °C14 March 1950	19.6 °C20 February 1950	25.2 °C	2,366 mm	167
1949	34.2 °C26 March 1949	18.5 °C9 January 1949	25.6 °C	251 mm	242
1948	32.6 °C6 March 1948	18.2 °C17 January 1948	25.0 °C	2,068 mm	101
1947	30.7 °C16 March 1947	18.8 °C31 December 1947	24.5 °C	3,347 mm	22
1946	32.4 °C28 August 1946	17.7 °C8 March 1946	24.7 °C	2,761 mm	66
1945	30.4 °C14 July 1945	19.0 °C30 December 1945	24.4 °C	3,266 mm	5
1944	32.4 °C17 February 1944	17.5 °C8 February 1944	24.7 °C	2,201 mm	63
1943	32.4 °C27 January 1943	17.5 °C4 January 1943	24.7 °C	2,214 mm	92
1942	31.1 °C14 March 1942	18.7 °C18 February 1942	24.5 °C	2,519 mm	28
1941	30.5 °C27 February 1941	19.7 °C28 January 1941	24.5 °C	3,113 mm	16
1940	32.5 °C4 March 1940	17.1 °C23 June 1940	24.8 °C	2,186 mm	70

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.5 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

314 d/yr

+68

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2343 mm

-287 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.5 °C	+0.1 °C	234 mm	+51 mm
Feb	31.9 °C	+0.6 °C	168 mm	-6 mm
Mar	31.5 °C	+0.1 °C	176 mm	-60 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+0.6 °C	338 mm	+70 mm
May	31.9 °C	+0.9 °C	124 mm	-89 mm
Jun	32.7 °C	+1.8 °C	87 mm	-47 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+2.8 °C	29 mm	-112 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	+1.4 °C	130 mm	-42 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+0.5 °C	125 mm	-92 mm
Oct	31.3 °C	+1.0 °C	214 mm	-66 mm
Nov	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	411 mm	+73 mm
Dec	30.6 °C	+0.7 °C	309 mm	+34 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

2 Oct 2025

Wettest day

82.9 mm

24 Nov 2025

Windiest day

20.7 km/h

24 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

24 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

8 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.2 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

5 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kajang?

Kajang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,630 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kajang?

The hottest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1963, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kajang?

The coldest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1940, at 17.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kajang?

Almost never: Kajang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kajang warmed?

Yes: Kajang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kajang?

The wettest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2024, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kajang?

The windiest day measured in Kajang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2019, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kajang?

The warmest month in Kajang is May (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kajang?

Kajang receives on average 2,630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 283 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kajang?

Kajang gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kajang?

Yes: Kajang has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kajang?

In Kajang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 6 March 2016, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 8 February 1944.

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