Kuala Lipis climate — normals and trends
Kuala Lipis (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,945 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 June (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kuala Lipis averages 0 frost days, 276 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 234 rainy days per year.
Kuala Lipis has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 16 September 2005) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 9 January 1943).
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 LipisPahang
- coords
- 4.18°, 102.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,945mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
276 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
234 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
23.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
38.9 °C
16 September 2005
Coldest day
16.2 °C
9 January 1943
Wettest day
146 mm
1 May 1983
Windiest day
17.2 km/h
6 September 2004
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
25 November 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
12 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
17.1 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 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 | 29.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 187 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 228 mm | +107 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 251 mm | +77 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 235 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 124 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 70 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 150 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 253 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 412 mm | +135 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 195 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuala Lipis?
Kuala Lipis has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Lipis?
The hottest day measured in Kuala Lipis between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2005, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuala Lipis?
The coldest day measured in Kuala Lipis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kuala Lipis?
Almost never: Kuala Lipis sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kuala Lipis warmed?
Yes: Kuala Lipis warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuala Lipis?
The wettest day measured in Kuala Lipis between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1983, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuala Lipis?
The windiest day measured in Kuala Lipis between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2004, with winds reaching 17.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuala Lipis?
The warmest month in Kuala Lipis is June (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuala Lipis?
Kuala Lipis receives on average 1,945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 234 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuala Lipis?
Kuala Lipis gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kuala Lipis?
Yes: Kuala Lipis has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuala Lipis?
In Kuala Lipis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 12 April 2020, and the lowest was 17.1 °C on 9 January 1943.
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