Limbang climate — normals and trends
Limbang (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,436 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 April (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Limbang averages 0 frost days, 264 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.
Limbang has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 31 March 1998) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 21 February 1965).
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
LimbangSarawak
- coords
- 4.75°, 115.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,436mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
264 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
291 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.6 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
37.4 °C
31 March 1998
Coldest day
17.6 °C
21 February 1965
Wettest day
202 mm
5 June 1991
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
22 December 2024
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
5 October 1971
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
12 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.7 °C
1 February 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
8 July 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 391 mm | +204 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 210 mm | +76 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 329 mm | +171 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 199 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 188 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 146 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 78 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 234 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 327 mm | +102 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 280 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 197 mm | -70 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 307 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Limbang?
Limbang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,436 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limbang?
The hottest day measured in Limbang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1998, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Limbang?
The coldest day measured in Limbang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1965, at 17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Limbang?
Almost never: Limbang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Limbang warmed?
Yes: Limbang warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Limbang?
The wettest day measured in Limbang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1991, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Limbang?
The windiest day measured in Limbang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2024, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Limbang?
The warmest month in Limbang is April (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Limbang?
Limbang receives on average 2,436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Limbang?
Limbang gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Limbang?
Yes: Limbang has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limbang?
In Limbang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 12 May 2024, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 1 February 1944.
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