Kuala Nerus climate — normals and trends
Kuala Nerus (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,292 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kuala Nerus averages 0 frost days, 177 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 304 rainy days per year.
Kuala Nerus has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 21 May 1998) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 4 January 1972).
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 NerusTerengganu
- coords
- 5.37°, 103.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
3,292mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
177 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
304 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
37.2 °C
21 May 1998
Coldest day
17.2 °C
4 January 1972
Wettest day
266 mm
15 September 2006
Windiest day
29.7 km/h
1 December 1988
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
7 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
18.7 °C
4 January 1972
Sunniest day
12.0 h
12 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 315 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 189 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 185 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 280 mm | +106 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 346 mm | +120 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 192 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 119 mm | -90 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 387 mm | +119 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 312 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 305 mm | -75 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 950 mm | +529 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 321 mm | -135 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuala Nerus?
Kuala Nerus has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,292 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Nerus?
The hottest day measured in Kuala Nerus between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuala Nerus?
The coldest day measured in Kuala Nerus between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1972, at 17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kuala Nerus?
Almost never: Kuala Nerus sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kuala Nerus warmed?
Yes: Kuala Nerus warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuala Nerus?
The wettest day measured in Kuala Nerus between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2006, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuala Nerus?
The windiest day measured in Kuala Nerus between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1988, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuala Nerus?
The warmest month in Kuala Nerus is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuala Nerus?
Kuala Nerus receives on average 3,292 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 304 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuala Nerus?
Kuala Nerus gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kuala Nerus?
Yes: Kuala Nerus has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuala Nerus?
In Kuala Nerus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 18.7 °C on 4 January 1972.
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