Kapit climate — normals and trends
Kapit (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,214 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kapit averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 317 rainy days per year.
Kapit 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 35.5 °C (on 20 September 2024) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 14 January 1972).
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
KapitSarawak
- coords
- 2.00°, 112.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
3,214mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
317 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
22.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.90 · 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
35.5 °C
20 September 2024
Coldest day
17.8 °C
14 January 1972
Wettest day
237 mm
14 March 1995
Windiest day
19.3 km/h
26 December 1993
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
17 December 1975
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
18 April 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
14 January 1972
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 July 1958
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 | +0.9 °C | 626 mm | +326 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 321 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 491 mm | +186 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 377 mm | +101 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 247 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 107 mm | -76 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 221 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 416 mm | +144 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 226 mm | -76 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 214 mm | -102 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 353 mm | +40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kapit?
Kapit has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 3,214 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kapit?
The hottest day measured in Kapit between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2024, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kapit?
The coldest day measured in Kapit between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1972, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kapit?
Almost never: Kapit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kapit warmed?
Yes: Kapit warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kapit?
The wettest day measured in Kapit between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1995, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kapit?
The windiest day measured in Kapit between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1993, with winds reaching 19.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kapit?
The warmest month in Kapit is May (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kapit?
Kapit receives on average 3,214 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 317 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kapit?
Kapit gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kapit?
Yes: Kapit has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kapit?
In Kapit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 18 April 2023, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 14 January 1972.
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