Lawas climate — normals and trends
Lawas (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 4,214 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lawas averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 323 rainy days per year.
Lawas has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 30 January 1993).
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
LawasSarawak
- coords
- 4.86°, 115.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
4,214mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
323 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · 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
33.8 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
14.7 °C
30 January 1993
Wettest day
175 mm
14 July 1992
Windiest day
19.3 km/h
14 August 2002
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
5 October 1971
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.2 °C
30 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 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 | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 680 mm | +337 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 438 mm | +132 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 538 mm | +176 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 534 mm | +149 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 492 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 164 mm | -139 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 47 mm | -238 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 369 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 444 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 380 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 261 mm | -129 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 444 mm | +58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lawas?
Lawas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 4,214 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lawas?
The hottest day measured in Lawas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lawas?
The coldest day measured in Lawas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1993, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lawas?
Almost never: Lawas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lawas warmed?
Yes: Lawas warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lawas?
The wettest day measured in Lawas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1992, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lawas?
The windiest day measured in Lawas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2002, with winds reaching 19.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lawas?
The warmest month in Lawas is May (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lawas?
Lawas receives on average 4,214 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 323 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lawas?
Lawas gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lawas?
Yes: Lawas has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lawas?
In Lawas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 30 January 1993.
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