Kanowit climate — normals and trends
Kanowit (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,684 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kanowit averages 0 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 303 rainy days per year.
Kanowit has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 29 July 2025) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 17 April 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
KanowitSarawak
- coords
- 2.10°, 112.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,684mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
195 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
303 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
21.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
29 July 2025
Coldest day
17.8 °C
17 April 1943
Wettest day
220 mm
11 January 2003
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
28 December 1973
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
20 November 2001
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
31 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
19.8 °C
16 February 1949
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 494 mm | +233 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 273 mm | +50 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 445 mm | +209 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 276 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 189 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 83 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 183 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 258 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 313 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 175 mm | -82 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 274 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanowit?
Kanowit has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanowit?
The hottest day measured in Kanowit between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanowit?
The coldest day measured in Kanowit between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1943, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kanowit?
Almost never: Kanowit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanowit warmed?
Yes: Kanowit warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanowit?
The wettest day measured in Kanowit between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanowit?
The windiest day measured in Kanowit between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1973, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanowit?
The warmest month in Kanowit is May (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanowit?
Kanowit receives on average 2,684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanowit?
Kanowit gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanowit?
Yes: Kanowit has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanowit?
In Kanowit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 31 July 2017, and the lowest was 19.8 °C on 16 February 1949.
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