Mentakab climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mentakab?

Mentakab has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,256 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mentakab?

The coldest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mentakab?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mentakab warmed?

Yes: Mentakab warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mentakab?

The wettest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2024, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mentakab?

The windiest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mentakab?

The warmest month in Mentakab is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mentakab?

Mentakab receives on average 1,256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mentakab?

Mentakab gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mentakab (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,256 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 December (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Mentakab averages 0 frost days, 296 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 231 rainy days per year.

Mentakab has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 9 January 1943).

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

MentakabPahang

coords: 3.49°, 102.35°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

32.0°C

Average daily low

23.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,256mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

8.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

296 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

231 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

27.4 °C

Average peak gust

25.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

40.2 °C

17 April 1998

Coldest day

17.2 °C

9 January 1943

Wettest day

150 mm

6 June 2024

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

25 January 2016

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

6 January 1995

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

5 March 2003

Coldest feels-like

18.2 °C

9 January 1943

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.5 °C28 October 2025	20.9 °C31 January 2025	27.1 °C	1,683 mm	300
2024	38.8 °C18 March 2024	22.4 °C10 February 2024	28.0 °C	1,997 mm	326
2023	39.7 °C30 May 2023	19.1 °C6 March 2023	27.9 °C	1,811 mm	325
2022	37.7 °C9 July 2022	20.7 °C14 January 2022	27.5 °C	1,851 mm	313
2021	38.0 °C13 October 2021	20.2 °C18 February 2021	27.6 °C	1,512 mm	319
2020	38.5 °C1 March 2020	22.2 °C27 December 2020	27.9 °C	1,631 mm	332
2019	38.6 °C1 May 2019	21.6 °C11 February 2019	28.6 °C	814 mm	356
2018	38.1 °C10 May 2018	21.0 °C12 February 2018	27.6 °C	1,422 mm	326
2017	36.3 °C21 March 2017	21.9 °C28 January 2017	27.4 °C	1,675 mm	316
2016	39.6 °C17 March 2016	22.1 °C21 February 2016	28.9 °C	1,126 mm	348
2015	37.7 °C18 April 2015	19.2 °C1 February 2015	28.0 °C	894 mm	337
2014	37.4 °C27 March 2014	19.1 °C30 January 2014	27.3 °C	1,503 mm	312
2013	36.4 °C29 September 2013	21.3 °C30 January 2013	27.1 °C	1,625 mm	292
2012	35.5 °C4 May 2012	20.9 °C7 January 2012	26.8 °C	1,900 mm	305
2011	35.2 °C9 May 2011	21.2 °C12 January 2011	26.7 °C	1,824 mm	286
2010	38.2 °C9 March 2010	20.5 °C17 January 2010	27.5 °C	1,515 mm	320
2009	37.2 °C8 May 2009	20.1 °C16 January 2009	27.4 °C	1,578 mm	306
2008	35.9 °C24 February 2008	20.5 °C19 February 2008	26.8 °C	1,568 mm	309
2007	36.6 °C27 March 2007	18.4 °C31 January 2007	26.9 °C	1,624 mm	292
2006	36.2 °C20 March 2006	20.8 °C26 January 2006	27.0 °C	1,503 mm	324
2005	38.5 °C3 May 2005	20.1 °C24 January 2005	28.2 °C	1,111 mm	332
2004	39.2 °C22 April 2004	21.2 °C18 November 2004	27.9 °C	922 mm	333
2003	39.3 °C5 March 2003	21.3 °C5 February 2003	27.8 °C	1,026 mm	334
2002	37.3 °C6 March 2002	19.7 °C4 January 2002	28.1 °C	755 mm	351
2001	36.9 °C14 October 2001	19.9 °C31 December 2001	27.0 °C	1,533 mm	319
2000	37.3 °C11 October 2000	20.8 °C22 January 2000	27.0 °C	1,337 mm	327
1999	35.5 °C4 April 1999	20.3 °C26 December 1999	26.7 °C	1,474 mm	308
1998	40.2 °C17 April 1998	20.3 °C9 December 1998	28.3 °C	1,159 mm	338
1997	38.1 °C20 May 1997	19.2 °C4 January 1997	27.3 °C	1,037 mm	341
1996	37.1 °C18 March 1996	18.5 °C4 January 1996	26.8 °C	1,416 mm	300
1995	37.3 °C4 March 1995	20.6 °C8 February 1995	27.0 °C	1,537 mm	311
1994	36.0 °C19 October 1994	20.1 °C19 January 1994	26.8 °C	1,159 mm	315
1993	37.1 °C13 June 1993	19.6 °C24 February 1993	27.0 °C	1,295 mm	308
1992	37.0 °C1 September 1992	19.7 °C13 January 1992	26.9 °C	1,076 mm	305
1991	36.0 °C5 March 1991	20.4 °C7 January 1991	26.6 °C	1,537 mm	281
1990	37.6 °C25 August 1990	19.2 °C24 December 1990	27.3 °C	1,069 mm	333
1989	36.9 °C22 April 1989	19.8 °C30 January 1989	26.5 °C	1,318 mm	320
1988	36.4 °C26 April 1988	19.7 °C18 December 1988	26.8 °C	1,377 mm	308
1987	37.2 °C5 April 1987	19.3 °C4 February 1987	27.1 °C	1,267 mm	322
1986	36.8 °C21 August 1986	19.7 °C16 December 1986	26.4 °C	1,264 mm	298
1985	36.6 °C26 June 1985	19.6 °C15 January 1985	26.4 °C	1,342 mm	310
1984	35.1 °C29 April 1984	20.0 °C31 December 1984	25.9 °C	1,665 mm	267
1983	39.6 °C24 April 1983	19.6 °C24 December 1983	27.7 °C	931 mm	333
1982	37.9 °C20 February 1982	19.3 °C19 January 1982	27.4 °C	750 mm	352
1981	37.7 °C3 August 1981	19.8 °C23 December 1981	27.5 °C	732 mm	350
1980	37.6 °C5 March 1980	19.2 °C24 January 1980	27.2 °C	937 mm	343
1979	38.5 °C18 May 1979	18.7 °C17 January 1979	27.2 °C	896 mm	344
1978	38.8 °C12 April 1978	20.7 °C1 February 1978	27.5 °C	777 mm	349
1977	38.2 °C11 April 1977	18.0 °C18 February 1977	27.3 °C	666 mm	347
1976	36.7 °C17 May 1976	18.4 °C22 January 1976	26.8 °C	725 mm	338
1975	37.0 °C22 September 1975	19.4 °C21 January 1975	26.7 °C	1,084 mm	319
1974	36.8 °C26 October 1974	19.5 °C13 February 1974	26.7 °C	943 mm	331
1973	36.9 °C3 March 1973	20.0 °C31 December 1973	27.0 °C	980 mm	310
1972	35.6 °C3 May 1972	18.3 °C2 January 1972	26.6 °C	1,000 mm	327
1971	35.4 °C17 April 1971	17.9 °C10 February 1971	25.9 °C	1,354 mm	271
1970	37.2 °C30 April 1970	19.4 °C21 January 1970	26.4 °C	1,260 mm	315
1969	35.6 °C22 March 1969	20.4 °C10 January 1969	26.4 °C	1,203 mm	306
1968	36.1 °C21 August 1968	18.1 °C24 February 1968	26.3 °C	1,094 mm	305
1967	35.3 °C30 March 1967	17.7 °C15 January 1967	25.7 °C	1,450 mm	249
1966	35.0 °C4 March 1966	19.1 °C25 February 1966	25.9 °C	1,497 mm	272
1965	36.7 °C21 July 1965	17.6 °C14 January 1965	26.4 °C	1,046 mm	328
1964	38.1 °C30 January 1964	19.9 °C4 December 1964	26.9 °C	1,112 mm	318
1963	37.8 °C26 April 1963	17.6 °C14 January 1963	27.0 °C	711 mm	330
1962	37.3 °C31 May 1962	18.9 °C5 February 1962	26.4 °C	1,083 mm	309
1961	36.6 °C6 July 1961	19.1 °C3 February 1961	26.8 °C	764 mm	337
1960	36.0 °C31 May 1960	20.0 °C6 February 1960	26.6 °C	1,137 mm	324
1959	36.7 °C19 February 1959	19.8 °C26 January 1959	26.3 °C	1,225 mm	300
1958	36.6 °C14 July 1958	18.8 °C4 January 1958	26.5 °C	1,145 mm	291
1957	34.2 °C11 July 1957	17.6 °C17 February 1957	25.6 °C	1,487 mm	219
1956	34.5 °C6 June 1956	19.0 °C24 January 1956	25.5 °C	1,712 mm	211
1955	35.7 °C5 June 1955	17.9 °C13 February 1955	25.5 °C	1,525 mm	223
1954	34.4 °C3 March 1954	19.4 °C21 December 1954	25.4 °C	1,721 mm	229
1953	33.7 °C22 March 1953	20.5 °C9 January 1953	26.4 °C	1,055 mm	315
1952	34.9 °C2 June 1952	20.5 °C28 January 1952	26.0 °C	1,354 mm	261
1951	35.3 °C3 April 1951	19.4 °C2 March 1951	26.8 °C	585 mm	320
1950	34.0 °C9 March 1950	20.2 °C23 February 1950	26.0 °C	1,134 mm	293
1949	34.0 °C12 February 1949	18.9 °C9 January 1949	25.9 °C	169 mm	253
1948	33.7 °C14 March 1948	17.2 °C17 January 1948	25.7 °C	832 mm	245
1947	32.9 °C12 April 1947	19.7 °C31 December 1947	25.1 °C	1,607 mm	134
1946	33.2 °C16 July 1946	19.2 °C28 January 1946	25.1 °C	1,345 mm	122
1945	31.4 °C7 October 1945	19.2 °C30 December 1945	24.5 °C	1,944 mm	42
1944	34.3 °C28 March 1944	17.4 °C8 February 1944	25.5 °C	1,083 mm	211
1943	34.0 °C3 July 1943	17.2 °C9 January 1943	25.3 °C	1,202 mm	212
1942	33.1 °C18 June 1942	18.7 °C18 February 1942	25.2 °C	1,397 mm	189
1941	32.9 °C27 February 1941	20.0 °C14 January 1941	25.3 °C	1,452 mm	173
1940	34.0 °C10 March 1940	18.0 °C24 January 1940	25.6 °C	1,203 mm	224

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.7 °C

-0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

300 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1683 mm

+427 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	-0.7 °C	102 mm	+14 mm
Feb	30.9 °C	-1.1 °C	125 mm	+61 mm
Mar	31.2 °C	-1.6 °C	160 mm	+64 mm
Apr	31.7 °C	-1.4 °C	201 mm	+100 mm
May	32.3 °C	-0.7 °C	161 mm	+56 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	-0.9 °C	81 mm	+7 mm
Jul	33.0 °C	+0.4 °C	65 mm	-8 mm
Aug	32.6 °C	0.0 °C	76 mm	-13 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	-1.1 °C	146 mm	+41 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+1.2 °C	73 mm	-64 mm
Nov	31.5 °C	+0.8 °C	329 mm	+157 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+0.6 °C	164 mm	+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.5 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

20.9 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

55.3 mm

15 Feb 2025

Windiest day

16.4 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

12 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

18 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.5 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

24 Sep 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mentakab?

Mentakab has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,256 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mentakab?

The hottest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mentakab?

The coldest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Mentakab?

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

Has the climate of Mentakab warmed?

Yes: Mentakab warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mentakab?

The wettest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2024, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mentakab?

The windiest day measured in Mentakab between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mentakab?

The warmest month in Mentakab is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Mentakab?

Mentakab receives on average 1,256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mentakab?

Mentakab gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mentakab?

Yes: Mentakab has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mentakab?

In Mentakab, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 5 March 2003, and the lowest was 18.2 °C on 9 January 1943.

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