Lahat climate — normals and trends
Lahat (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,106 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 August (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lahat averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.
Lahat 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 36.9 °C (on 15 August 2005) and the coldest 16.0 °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
LahatPerak
- coords
- 4.54°, 101.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,106mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
271 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
22.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
36.9 °C
15 August 2005
Coldest day
16.0 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
194 mm
10 October 2023
Windiest day
18.1 km/h
22 July 1943
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
27 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
17.2 °C
5 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 212 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 182 mm | +35 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 136 mm | -60 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 291 mm | +73 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 130 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 113 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 199 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 328 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 250 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lahat?
Lahat has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,106 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lahat?
The hottest day measured in Lahat between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2005, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lahat?
The coldest day measured in Lahat between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lahat?
Almost never: Lahat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lahat warmed?
Yes: Lahat warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lahat?
The wettest day measured in Lahat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2023, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lahat?
The windiest day measured in Lahat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1943, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lahat?
The warmest month in Lahat is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lahat?
Lahat receives on average 2,106 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lahat?
Lahat gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lahat?
Yes: Lahat has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lahat?
In Lahat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 27 April 2022, and the lowest was 17.2 °C on 5 January 1957.
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