Marang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Marang?

Marang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,302 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marang?

The hottest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2024, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Marang?

The coldest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1972, at 18.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Marang?

Almost never: Marang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Marang warmed?

Yes: Marang warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Marang?

The wettest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2025, with 296 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Marang?

The windiest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2007, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Marang?

The warmest month in Marang is May (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Marang?

Marang receives on average 2,302 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Marang?

Marang gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Marang (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,302 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Marang averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 276 rainy days per year.

Marang has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 18 May 2024) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 4 January 1972).

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

MarangTerengganu

coords: 5.21°, 103.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,302mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

14.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

183 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

276 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

29.1 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.3 °C

18 May 2024

Coldest day

18.9 °C

4 January 1972

Wettest day

296 mm

25 November 2025

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

8 January 2007

Strongest gust

67.3 km/h

7 January 2007

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

30 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

20.5 °C

4 January 1972

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 July 1961

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.6 °C1 June 2025	22.5 °C31 January 2025	27.4 °C	3,130 mm	233
2024	36.3 °C18 May 2024	24.2 °C14 March 2024	28.3 °C	2,650 mm	277
2023	35.6 °C19 May 2023	23.3 °C15 March 2023	27.7 °C	3,531 mm	239
2022	33.2 °C15 August 2022	22.6 °C29 January 2022	27.3 °C	3,397 mm	219
2021	32.9 °C15 May 2021	22.6 °C23 February 2021	27.3 °C	3,063 mm	234
2020	34.2 °C20 May 2020	22.6 °C20 March 2020	27.6 °C	2,312 mm	243
2019	34.7 °C5 May 2019	21.8 °C4 March 2019	27.7 °C	1,838 mm	251
2018	34.8 °C24 May 2018	20.6 °C11 February 2018	27.3 °C	2,275 mm	227
2017	34.0 °C3 May 2017	23.3 °C10 March 2017	27.4 °C	2,816 mm	243
2016	35.3 °C15 May 2016	23.2 °C16 March 2016	27.8 °C	2,236 mm	273
2015	35.0 °C8 June 2015	22.1 °C14 February 2015	27.6 °C	1,676 mm	258
2014	34.8 °C22 April 2014	20.8 °C4 February 2014	27.3 °C	2,679 mm	243
2013	34.7 °C6 April 2013	23.0 °C14 March 2013	27.2 °C	2,443 mm	209
2012	32.5 °C26 April 2012	22.9 °C8 February 2012	27.0 °C	2,624 mm	226
2011	33.2 °C27 September 2011	21.7 °C20 January 2011	26.9 °C	3,074 mm	198
2010	35.5 °C2 June 2010	22.7 °C1 February 2010	27.5 °C	2,400 mm	240
2009	32.9 °C23 April 2009	22.0 °C19 January 2009	27.1 °C	2,760 mm	230
2008	32.5 °C18 April 2008	22.1 °C12 February 2008	26.8 °C	2,702 mm	195
2007	33.2 °C8 August 2007	21.1 °C7 March 2007	27.0 °C	2,712 mm	214
2006	34.0 °C29 April 2006	22.0 °C13 March 2006	27.0 °C	2,495 mm	204
2005	34.3 °C16 September 2005	20.0 °C26 January 2005	27.2 °C	2,404 mm	223
2004	35.0 °C20 May 2004	22.0 °C22 February 2004	27.3 °C	1,653 mm	208
2003	34.5 °C26 May 2003	22.3 °C27 January 2003	27.2 °C	1,944 mm	209
2002	34.3 °C18 May 2002	20.9 °C6 March 2002	27.3 °C	1,605 mm	223
2001	34.2 °C15 September 2001	22.2 °C1 February 2001	27.2 °C	2,253 mm	225
2000	32.9 °C15 May 2000	22.5 °C5 February 2000	26.8 °C	2,347 mm	202
1999	32.6 °C28 April 1999	22.2 °C26 December 1999	26.8 °C	2,650 mm	193
1998	35.4 °C21 May 1998	23.4 °C9 December 1998	27.8 °C	2,055 mm	260
1997	35.1 °C29 May 1997	21.6 °C3 January 1997	27.2 °C	1,654 mm	208
1996	33.0 °C10 April 1996	20.7 °C18 January 1996	26.7 °C	2,890 mm	190
1995	34.4 °C22 May 1995	22.2 °C10 March 1995	27.0 °C	2,365 mm	188
1994	32.2 °C4 May 1994	20.8 °C26 February 1994	26.6 °C	2,438 mm	174
1993	33.5 °C13 May 1993	20.2 °C22 February 1993	26.6 °C	2,559 mm	178
1992	34.4 °C20 April 1992	22.7 °C10 January 1992	26.9 °C	2,295 mm	191
1991	33.8 °C22 June 1991	20.5 °C11 March 1991	26.9 °C	2,853 mm	197
1990	33.4 °C4 June 1990	21.6 °C28 February 1990	26.8 °C	2,161 mm	201
1989	34.1 °C22 April 1989	20.4 °C15 February 1989	26.7 °C	2,090 mm	188
1988	32.8 °C22 May 1988	22.0 °C13 February 1988	26.8 °C	3,311 mm	195
1987	34.7 °C9 June 1987	21.1 °C4 January 1987	27.1 °C	2,333 mm	223
1986	34.8 °C12 May 1986	21.8 °C22 January 1986	26.7 °C	2,280 mm	201
1985	32.8 °C26 June 1985	20.7 °C17 January 1985	26.5 °C	2,315 mm	170
1984	32.7 °C21 June 1984	21.6 °C7 March 1984	26.3 °C	2,968 mm	164
1983	34.9 °C20 May 1983	21.6 °C6 February 1983	27.2 °C	2,081 mm	232
1982	33.6 °C25 June 1982	21.6 °C19 January 1982	26.9 °C	1,507 mm	212
1981	33.8 °C6 August 1981	21.4 °C3 March 1981	27.0 °C	1,548 mm	207
1980	33.8 °C31 May 1980	21.9 °C25 January 1980	26.7 °C	2,316 mm	200
1979	32.8 °C17 May 1979	20.9 °C12 January 1979	26.7 °C	2,278 mm	205
1978	32.7 °C23 April 1978	20.9 °C1 February 1978	26.6 °C	1,904 mm	171
1977	33.4 °C25 June 1977	20.9 °C23 January 1977	26.5 °C	1,843 mm	167
1976	34.5 °C26 June 1976	20.1 °C4 January 1976	26.5 °C	1,978 mm	185
1975	32.2 °C26 July 1975	20.6 °C27 January 1975	26.2 °C	2,828 mm	144
1974	32.2 °C3 June 1974	19.9 °C20 March 1974	26.1 °C	2,118 mm	123
1973	34.0 °C19 May 1973	20.3 °C2 March 1973	26.7 °C	2,521 mm	186
1972	33.9 °C2 July 1972	18.9 °C4 January 1972	26.6 °C	1,811 mm	179
1971	33.3 °C26 April 1971	20.5 °C29 January 1971	26.1 °C	2,527 mm	129
1970	33.0 °C30 April 1970	21.0 °C23 February 1970	26.7 °C	2,081 mm	201
1969	34.8 °C12 June 1969	20.6 °C4 February 1969	26.9 °C	2,026 mm	190
1968	34.0 °C3 July 1968	20.6 °C18 February 1968	26.4 °C	1,807 mm	166
1967	34.0 °C3 June 1967	20.2 °C9 February 1967	26.4 °C	2,372 mm	173
1966	33.1 °C18 April 1966	21.7 °C25 February 1966	26.3 °C	2,923 mm	159
1965	31.8 °C11 May 1965	20.2 °C27 January 1965	26.1 °C	2,237 mm	131
1964	32.9 °C11 June 1964	21.8 °C30 January 1964	26.6 °C	1,975 mm	179
1963	33.7 °C16 June 1963	21.3 °C16 February 1963	26.3 °C	1,667 mm	166
1962	33.1 °C25 May 1962	21.2 °C7 February 1962	26.4 °C	2,034 mm	173
1961	32.7 °C2 July 1961	21.2 °C25 January 1961	26.4 °C	1,932 mm	167
1960	33.5 °C27 March 1960	19.4 °C18 March 1960	26.6 °C	2,144 mm	197
1959	32.6 °C23 April 1959	21.6 °C10 December 1959	26.3 °C	2,195 mm	107
1958	33.7 °C25 July 1958	20.4 °C26 February 1958	26.7 °C	2,129 mm	181
1957	33.1 °C15 June 1957	20.7 °C5 January 1957	26.3 °C	2,131 mm	143
1956	32.0 °C4 July 1956	20.2 °C22 January 1956	26.0 °C	2,742 mm	89
1955	32.6 °C28 May 1955	20.6 °C28 February 1955	26.2 °C	2,817 mm	134
1954	31.6 °C5 June 1954	22.1 °C30 December 1954	26.1 °C	2,801 mm	118
1953	33.9 °C4 July 1953	21.9 °C9 January 1953	26.6 °C	1,970 mm	166
1952	33.0 °C12 June 1952	21.1 °C24 January 1952	26.6 °C	1,988 mm	168
1951	33.0 °C3 August 1951	20.9 °C10 March 1951	26.8 °C	1,286 mm	181
1950	33.0 °C6 June 1950	20.1 °C9 March 1950	26.5 °C	1,819 mm	166
1949	33.7 °C21 September 1949	20.6 °C24 January 1949	27.0 °C	427 mm	208
1948	32.6 °C23 July 1948	20.4 °C1 March 1948	26.2 °C	1,719 mm	128
1947	30.9 °C17 June 1947	21.9 °C11 December 1947	25.9 °C	2,786 mm	44
1946	32.7 °C27 June 1946	20.6 °C27 January 1946	26.1 °C	2,668 mm	90
1945	31.4 °C22 June 1945	21.9 °C29 December 1945	25.6 °C	3,503 mm	39
1944	34.0 °C14 June 1944	20.1 °C28 January 1944	26.3 °C	1,878 mm	134
1943	32.7 °C18 June 1943	19.4 °C4 February 1943	25.8 °C	1,821 mm	91
1942	32.5 °C17 April 1942	21.1 °C30 December 1942	25.9 °C	2,361 mm	71
1941	31.2 °C17 July 1941	21.5 °C27 January 1941	26.0 °C	2,348 mm	69
1940	31.6 °C8 July 1940	20.4 °C30 January 1940	26.1 °C	1,851 mm	113

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.3 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

233 d/yr

+50

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3130 mm

+828 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+0.6 °C	212 mm	-1 mm
Feb	29.1 °C	+0.6 °C	122 mm	-3 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+0.1 °C	127 mm	+2 mm
Apr	30.8 °C	0.0 °C	196 mm	+92 mm
May	31.7 °C	+0.4 °C	269 mm	+139 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	-0.1 °C	141 mm	+26 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+0.3 °C	87 mm	-28 mm
Aug	31.1 °C	+0.3 °C	236 mm	+87 mm
Sep	31.0 °C	+0.6 °C	181 mm	-20 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+1.1 °C	214 mm	-44 mm
Nov	29.4 °C	+0.7 °C	1100 mm	+728 mm
Dec	29.0 °C	+1.2 °C	247 mm	-150 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

1 Jun 2025

Coldest day

22.5 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

295.9 mm

25 Nov 2025

Windiest day

35.0 km/h

12 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

12 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

27 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.2 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

17 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Marang?

Marang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,302 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marang?

The hottest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2024, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Marang?

The coldest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1972, at 18.9 °C.

Does it snow in Marang?

Almost never: Marang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Marang warmed?

Yes: Marang warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Marang?

The wettest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2025, with 296 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Marang?

The windiest day measured in Marang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2007, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Marang?

The warmest month in Marang is May (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Marang?

Marang receives on average 2,302 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Marang?

Marang gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Marang?

Yes: Marang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marang?

In Marang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 20.5 °C on 4 January 1972.

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