Keningau climate — normals and trends
Keningau (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,821 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Keningau averages 0 frost days, 146 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.
Keningau has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 13 April 1998) and the coldest 15.6 °C (on 23 December 1950).
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
KeningauSabah
- coords
- 5.34°, 116.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,821mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
146 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
264 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
262 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
36.3 °C
13 April 1998
Coldest day
15.6 °C
23 December 1950
Wettest day
150 mm
25 December 1993
Windiest day
25.2 km/h
14 August 2002
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
26 December 1996
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
9 April 2019
Coldest feels-like
17.0 °C
25 March 1967
Sunniest day
12.2 h
2 July 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 394 mm | +236 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 174 mm | +52 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 309 mm | +169 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 242 mm | +82 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 325 mm | +144 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 101 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -101 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 178 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 207 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 159 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 281 mm | +115 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Keningau?
Keningau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Keningau?
The hottest day measured in Keningau between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1998, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Keningau?
The coldest day measured in Keningau between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1950, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Keningau?
Almost never: Keningau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Keningau warmed?
Yes: Keningau warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Keningau?
The wettest day measured in Keningau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1993, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Keningau?
The windiest day measured in Keningau between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2002, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Keningau?
The warmest month in Keningau is April (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Keningau?
Keningau receives on average 1,821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Keningau?
Keningau gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Keningau?
Yes: Keningau has on average 262 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Keningau?
In Keningau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 9 April 2019, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 25 March 1967.
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