Kuala Kangsar climate — normals and trends
Kuala Kangsar (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,097 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 November (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kuala Kangsar averages 0 frost days, 216 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 269 rainy days per year.
Kuala Kangsar has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 15 August 2005) and the coldest 15.1 °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
Kuala KangsarPerak
- coords
- 4.77°, 100.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,097mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
216 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
269 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
23.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
36.8 °C
15 August 2005
Coldest day
15.1 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
198 mm
2 September 2007
Windiest day
15.9 km/h
8 July 1969
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
27 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
16.0 °C
5 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
6 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 167 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 164 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 137 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 285 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 147 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 46 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -78 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 63 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 188 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 331 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 161 mm | -60 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuala Kangsar?
Kuala Kangsar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,097 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Kangsar?
The hottest day measured in Kuala Kangsar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2005, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuala Kangsar?
The coldest day measured in Kuala Kangsar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kuala Kangsar?
Almost never: Kuala Kangsar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kuala Kangsar warmed?
Yes: Kuala Kangsar warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuala Kangsar?
The wettest day measured in Kuala Kangsar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2007, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuala Kangsar?
The windiest day measured in Kuala Kangsar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1969, with winds reaching 15.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuala Kangsar?
The warmest month in Kuala Kangsar is May (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuala Kangsar?
Kuala Kangsar receives on average 2,097 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 269 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuala Kangsar?
Kuala Kangsar gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kuala Kangsar?
Yes: Kuala Kangsar has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuala Kangsar?
In Kuala Kangsar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 27 April 2022, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 5 January 1957.
Compare Kuala Kangsar with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Kuala Kangsar