Kamunting climate — normals and trends
Kamunting (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,580 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kamunting averages 0 frost days, 240 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.
Kamunting 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 35.7 °C (on 11 August 2009) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 5 January 1957).
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
- 4.88°, 100.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,580mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
240 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
291 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
35.7 °C
11 August 2009
Coldest day
16.9 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
187 mm
2 September 2007
Windiest day
17.4 km/h
8 July 1969
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
19 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
18.4 °C
5 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
8 July 1959
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 | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 269 mm | +86 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 183 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 176 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 341 mm | +82 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 172 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 75 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -98 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 104 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 128 mm | -79 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 244 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 400 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 171 mm | -103 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kamunting?
Kamunting has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,580 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamunting?
The hottest day measured in Kamunting between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2009, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kamunting?
The coldest day measured in Kamunting between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kamunting?
Almost never: Kamunting sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kamunting warmed?
Yes: Kamunting warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kamunting?
The wettest day measured in Kamunting between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2007, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kamunting?
The windiest day measured in Kamunting between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1969, with winds reaching 17.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kamunting?
The warmest month in Kamunting is May (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kamunting?
Kamunting receives on average 2,580 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kamunting?
Kamunting gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kamunting?
Yes: Kamunting has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kamunting?
In Kamunting, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 19 May 2020, and the lowest was 18.4 °C on 5 January 1957.
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