Lunas climate — normals and trends
Lunas (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,230 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lunas averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 276 rainy days per year.
Lunas has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 18 March 2010) and the coldest 18.8 °C (on 18 February 1977).
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
LunasKedah
- coords
- 5.43°, 100.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,230mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
276 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
39.1 °C
18 March 2010
Coldest day
18.8 °C
18 February 1977
Wettest day
170 mm
8 May 1986
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
8 March 2004
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
19 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
20.4 °C
15 January 1963
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 July 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 | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 135 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 118 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 166 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 297 mm | +83 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 236 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -85 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 144 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 166 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 305 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 478 mm | +199 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lunas?
Lunas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lunas?
The hottest day measured in Lunas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lunas?
The coldest day measured in Lunas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1977, at 18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lunas?
Almost never: Lunas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lunas warmed?
Yes: Lunas warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lunas?
The wettest day measured in Lunas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1986, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lunas?
The windiest day measured in Lunas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2004, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lunas?
The warmest month in Lunas is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (26.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lunas?
Lunas receives on average 2,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lunas?
Lunas gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lunas?
Yes: Lunas has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lunas?
In Lunas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 19 May 2020, and the lowest was 20.4 °C on 15 January 1963.
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