Kerteh climate — normals and trends
Kerteh (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,414 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kerteh averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 270 rainy days per year.
Kerteh has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 30 May 1998) and the coldest 22.9 °C (on 4 February 1963).
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
KertehTerengganu
- coords
- 4.51°, 103.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
25.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,414mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
270 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
29.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
30.7 °C
30 May 1998
Coldest day
22.9 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
230 mm
28 November 2025
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
26 February 2022
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
26 February 2022
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
19 June 2013
Coldest feels-like
22.4 °C
4 January 2007
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 319 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 154 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 209 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 221 mm | +89 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 205 mm | +84 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 116 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 92 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 144 mm | -55 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 746 mm | +344 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 442 mm | -89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kerteh?
Kerteh has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,414 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kerteh?
The hottest day measured in Kerteh between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1998, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kerteh?
The coldest day measured in Kerteh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at 22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kerteh?
Almost never: Kerteh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kerteh warmed?
Yes: Kerteh warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kerteh?
The wettest day measured in Kerteh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2025, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kerteh?
The windiest day measured in Kerteh between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2022, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kerteh?
The warmest month in Kerteh is May (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kerteh?
Kerteh receives on average 2,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 270 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kerteh?
Kerteh gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kerteh?
Yes: Kerteh has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kerteh?
In Kerteh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 19 June 2013, and the lowest was 22.4 °C on 4 January 2007.
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