Lumut climate — normals and trends
Lumut (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,379 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lumut averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 303 rainy days per year.
Lumut has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 9 May 2011) and the coldest 21.0 °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
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- coords
- 4.23°, 100.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,379mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
303 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
33.6 °C
9 May 2011
Coldest day
21.0 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
158 mm
29 October 2023
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
7 May 1986
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
25 November 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
23.5 °C
5 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
21 June 1940
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 | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 347 mm | +160 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 160 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 190 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 376 mm | +155 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 161 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -84 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 196 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 311 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 395 mm | +96 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 304 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lumut?
Lumut has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,379 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lumut?
The hottest day measured in Lumut between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2011, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lumut?
The coldest day measured in Lumut between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lumut?
Almost never: Lumut sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lumut warmed?
Yes: Lumut warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lumut?
The wettest day measured in Lumut between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2023, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lumut?
The windiest day measured in Lumut between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1986, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lumut?
The warmest month in Lumut is May (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lumut?
Lumut receives on average 2,379 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lumut?
Lumut gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lumut?
Yes: Lumut has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lumut?
In Lumut, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was 23.5 °C on 5 January 1957.
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