Kuala Krai climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 2,785 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Krai?

The hottest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1998, reaching 37.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kuala Krai?

The coldest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, at 14.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kuala Krai?

Almost never: Kuala Krai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kuala Krai warmed?

Yes: Kuala Krai warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kuala Krai?

The wettest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1988, with 270 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kuala Krai?

The windiest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1943, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kuala Krai?

The warmest month in Kuala Krai is May (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai receives on average 2,785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kuala Krai (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 2,785 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Kuala Krai averages 0 frost days, 185 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.

Kuala Krai has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 16 April 1998) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 27 February 1958).

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 KraiKelantan

coords: 5.53°, 102.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

24.7°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

21.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,785mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

7.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

291 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

25.5 °C

Average peak gust

25.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

330 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.6 °C

16 April 1998

Coldest day

14.3 °C

27 February 1958

Wettest day

270 mm

1 December 1988

Windiest day

16.9 km/h

23 May 1943

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

8 May 1986

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

29 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

27 February 1958

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 June 1968

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C15 May 2025	18.3 °C2 February 2025	25.5 °C	2,991 mm	227
2024	35.9 °C30 March 2024	19.6 °C6 April 2024	26.3 °C	3,598 mm	272
2023	35.3 °C14 April 2023	18.9 °C17 January 2023	25.8 °C	3,899 mm	236
2022	34.2 °C29 July 2022	19.8 °C11 January 2022	25.5 °C	3,789 mm	224
2021	35.0 °C31 May 2021	18.2 °C18 February 2021	25.5 °C	3,246 mm	242
2020	34.7 °C11 May 2020	18.6 °C25 January 2020	25.8 °C	3,053 mm	244
2019	35.1 °C20 April 2019	17.4 °C25 February 2019	25.8 °C	2,442 mm	261
2018	34.7 °C17 August 2018	18.1 °C11 February 2018	25.7 °C	2,680 mm	254
2017	33.7 °C7 September 2017	20.0 °C10 March 2017	25.6 °C	3,340 mm	254
2016	37.1 °C4 May 2016	18.3 °C22 February 2016	26.1 °C	2,305 mm	268
2015	35.4 °C5 May 2015	17.5 °C14 March 2015	25.8 °C	2,434 mm	268
2014	34.4 °C15 May 2014	17.4 °C4 February 2014	25.3 °C	3,150 mm	247
2013	34.3 °C6 April 2013	19.6 °C26 January 2013	25.3 °C	2,839 mm	207
2012	33.3 °C3 May 2012	19.5 °C25 January 2012	25.2 °C	3,034 mm	231
2011	33.9 °C9 May 2011	17.8 °C21 January 2011	25.1 °C	3,156 mm	196
2010	35.4 °C14 May 2010	18.1 °C2 February 2010	25.7 °C	2,886 mm	244
2009	34.4 °C8 May 2009	17.7 °C3 February 2009	25.3 °C	2,864 mm	227
2008	33.3 °C6 June 2008	17.9 °C19 February 2008	25.0 °C	3,485 mm	197
2007	34.2 °C10 August 2007	17.3 °C31 January 2007	25.2 °C	3,324 mm	218
2006	32.5 °C20 March 2006	19.1 °C26 January 2006	25.1 °C	3,034 mm	218
2005	35.5 °C12 August 2005	16.4 °C26 January 2005	25.4 °C	2,661 mm	254
2004	35.7 °C19 April 2004	18.8 °C23 February 2004	25.1 °C	2,222 mm	212
2003	34.7 °C29 May 2003	18.8 °C22 February 2003	25.3 °C	2,264 mm	218
2002	34.7 °C8 July 2002	17.5 °C9 February 2002	25.5 °C	2,155 mm	265
2001	33.8 °C12 September 2001	19.3 °C18 February 2001	25.2 °C	2,989 mm	219
2000	34.0 °C3 September 2000	19.2 °C4 February 2000	25.0 °C	2,876 mm	204
1999	32.9 °C28 April 1999	18.9 °C20 February 1999	24.9 °C	3,375 mm	181
1998	37.6 °C16 April 1998	19.6 °C9 December 1998	26.0 °C	2,757 mm	250
1997	34.2 °C16 July 1997	18.0 °C4 January 1997	25.1 °C	2,510 mm	228
1996	33.6 °C15 August 1996	16.4 °C5 January 1996	24.7 °C	3,182 mm	192
1995	34.3 °C23 April 1995	18.1 °C15 March 1995	24.9 °C	3,329 mm	192
1994	33.0 °C31 July 1994	16.9 °C18 January 1994	24.7 °C	3,017 mm	188
1993	33.0 °C10 June 1993	16.7 °C23 February 1993	24.7 °C	3,039 mm	180
1992	33.7 °C8 May 1992	18.3 °C15 March 1992	24.8 °C	2,573 mm	184
1991	33.4 °C20 April 1991	17.4 °C11 March 1991	24.8 °C	3,034 mm	192
1990	33.9 °C28 March 1990	16.7 °C6 March 1990	24.9 °C	2,496 mm	209
1989	34.1 °C22 April 1989	14.9 °C15 February 1989	24.6 °C	2,715 mm	194
1988	33.8 °C10 August 1988	17.5 °C30 December 1988	24.8 °C	3,563 mm	196
1987	33.9 °C14 July 1987	18.1 °C19 January 1987	25.0 °C	3,106 mm	235
1986	35.4 °C11 May 1986	18.0 °C23 December 1986	24.9 °C	2,792 mm	212
1985	33.2 °C26 June 1985	16.3 °C17 January 1985	24.5 °C	2,746 mm	184
1984	32.8 °C28 July 1984	17.9 °C7 March 1984	24.3 °C	3,436 mm	162
1983	35.7 °C11 April 1983	17.8 °C6 February 1983	25.1 °C	2,581 mm	242
1982	33.5 °C24 March 1982	16.0 °C19 January 1982	24.6 °C	2,375 mm	212
1981	35.6 °C19 August 1981	16.9 °C27 January 1981	24.8 °C	2,373 mm	219
1980	33.2 °C7 April 1980	16.6 °C25 January 1980	24.8 °C	2,877 mm	209
1979	33.8 °C28 March 1979	16.8 °C16 January 1979	24.7 °C	2,698 mm	216
1978	33.1 °C23 April 1978	17.4 °C4 January 1978	24.6 °C	2,345 mm	181
1977	34.0 °C5 May 1977	16.3 °C18 February 1977	24.5 °C	2,159 mm	193
1976	33.9 °C27 May 1976	15.6 °C22 January 1976	24.3 °C	2,409 mm	189
1975	32.8 °C16 August 1975	17.0 °C27 January 1975	24.0 °C	2,957 mm	136
1974	33.6 °C16 August 1974	15.8 °C2 March 1974	24.0 °C	2,510 mm	137
1973	32.7 °C18 July 1973	16.5 °C2 March 1973	24.5 °C	2,956 mm	182
1972	33.4 °C26 July 1972	15.1 °C4 January 1972	24.5 °C	2,702 mm	206
1971	35.2 °C26 April 1971	16.9 °C29 January 1971	24.0 °C	2,825 mm	142
1970	33.4 °C30 April 1970	17.6 °C2 March 1970	24.5 °C	2,497 mm	181
1969	34.8 °C8 May 1969	16.9 °C5 February 1969	24.8 °C	2,616 mm	225
1968	33.8 °C17 April 1968	15.2 °C27 February 1968	24.3 °C	2,140 mm	194
1967	33.6 °C3 June 1967	16.3 °C10 February 1967	24.1 °C	2,722 mm	172
1966	33.2 °C21 August 1966	18.2 °C25 February 1966	24.2 °C	3,229 mm	148
1965	33.3 °C26 April 1965	15.1 °C9 January 1965	24.1 °C	2,821 mm	160
1964	35.1 °C22 April 1964	17.8 °C2 February 1964	24.5 °C	2,258 mm	182
1963	35.3 °C29 April 1963	16.7 °C15 January 1963	24.3 °C	2,189 mm	190
1962	33.3 °C25 May 1962	16.0 °C7 February 1962	24.2 °C	2,439 mm	170
1961	33.1 °C11 April 1961	16.5 °C3 February 1961	24.3 °C	2,304 mm	181
1960	35.0 °C27 March 1960	16.5 °C18 March 1960	24.4 °C	2,464 mm	197
1959	32.9 °C23 April 1959	17.4 °C5 January 1959	24.2 °C	2,711 mm	133
1958	35.3 °C21 April 1958	14.3 °C27 February 1958	24.6 °C	2,498 mm	181
1957	33.2 °C22 April 1957	15.4 °C17 February 1957	24.3 °C	2,539 mm	152
1956	32.0 °C4 July 1956	16.2 °C23 January 1956	24.0 °C	3,110 mm	109
1955	33.6 °C3 April 1955	16.0 °C13 February 1955	24.1 °C	3,144 mm	152
1954	32.9 °C15 April 1954	16.9 °C23 November 1954	24.0 °C	3,110 mm	110
1953	32.4 °C17 August 1953	17.9 °C9 January 1953	24.4 °C	3,053 mm	163
1952	32.6 °C12 April 1952	17.1 °C23 January 1952	24.5 °C	2,860 mm	159
1951	32.8 °C3 August 1951	17.2 °C2 March 1951	24.3 °C	1,946 mm	155
1950	32.2 °C27 June 1950	16.9 °C10 March 1950	24.2 °C	2,627 mm	146
1949	33.2 °C7 June 1949	15.6 °C24 January 1949	24.4 °C	514 mm	194
1948	31.1 °C15 March 1948	16.0 °C1 March 1948	23.7 °C	2,498 mm	50
1947	30.8 °C22 April 1947	18.2 °C26 December 1947	23.6 °C	3,410 mm	8
1946	32.0 °C28 June 1946	17.1 °C27 January 1946	23.7 °C	3,128 mm	63
1945	29.9 °C12 June 1945	17.1 °C30 December 1945	23.3 °C	3,672 mm	0
1944	34.0 °C28 March 1944	15.5 °C8 February 1944	24.0 °C	2,364 mm	144
1943	33.0 °C22 April 1943	16.1 °C3 January 1943	23.7 °C	2,196 mm	125
1942	31.3 °C14 March 1942	15.6 °C30 December 1942	23.6 °C	2,803 mm	48
1941	31.6 °C1 March 1941	17.2 °C15 January 1941	23.7 °C	3,080 mm	16
1940	32.5 °C10 March 1940	15.6 °C9 February 1940	23.7 °C	2,454 mm	45

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.2 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

227 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2991 mm

+206 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+0.1 °C	260 mm	+67 mm
Feb	29.4 °C	+0.5 °C	141 mm	+16 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	-0.3 °C	165 mm	+14 mm
Apr	30.9 °C	-0.5 °C	298 mm	+110 mm
May	31.9 °C	+0.7 °C	240 mm	+15 mm
Jun	30.9 °C	0.0 °C	132 mm	-39 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+0.5 °C	114 mm	-63 mm
Aug	31.1 °C	+0.4 °C	253 mm	+30 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+0.5 °C	231 mm	-48 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	243 mm	-90 mm
Nov	28.7 °C	+0.5 °C	673 mm	+304 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+1.5 °C	242 mm	-110 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

15 May 2025

Coldest day

18.3 °C

2 Feb 2025

Wettest day

115.9 mm

25 Nov 2025

Windiest day

13.2 km/h

21 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

15 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.4 °C

2 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 2,785 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Krai?

The hottest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1998, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kuala Krai?

The coldest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, at 14.3 °C.

Does it snow in Kuala Krai?

Almost never: Kuala Krai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kuala Krai warmed?

Yes: Kuala Krai warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kuala Krai?

The wettest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1988, with 270 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kuala Krai?

The windiest day measured in Kuala Krai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1943, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kuala Krai?

The warmest month in Kuala Krai is May (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai receives on average 2,785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kuala Krai?

Kuala Krai gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kuala Krai?

Yes: Kuala Krai has on average 330 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuala Krai?

In Kuala Krai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 27 February 1958.

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