Merlimau climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Merlimau?

Merlimau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,816 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2016, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Merlimau?

The coldest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1940, at 19.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Merlimau?

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

Q: Has the climate of Merlimau warmed?

Yes: Merlimau warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Merlimau?

The wettest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2014, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Merlimau?

The windiest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1951, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Merlimau?

The warmest month in Merlimau is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Merlimau?

Merlimau receives on average 1,816 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Merlimau?

Merlimau gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Merlimau (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,816 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Merlimau averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 267 rainy days per year.

Merlimau has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 1 April 2016) and the coldest 19.2 °C (on 8 February 1940).

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

MerlimauMelaka

coords: 2.14°, 102.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.5°C

Average daily high

30.3°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,816mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

12.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

219 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

267 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.2 °C

Average feels-like low

28.2 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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

37.1 °C

1 April 2016

Coldest day

19.2 °C

8 February 1940

Wettest day

227 mm

26 December 2014

Windiest day

30.8 km/h

16 January 1951

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

21 February 1955

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

1 April 2013

Coldest feels-like

20.3 °C

12 February 1943

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 September 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C31 October 2025	22.5 °C2 October 2025	27.4 °C	1,872 mm	291
2024	35.6 °C28 March 2024	23.2 °C20 October 2024	27.9 °C	2,348 mm	310
2023	34.0 °C9 October 2023	22.3 °C6 March 2023	27.6 °C	2,309 mm	304
2022	35.4 °C28 March 2022	23.2 °C11 February 2022	27.5 °C	1,914 mm	303
2021	35.8 °C6 March 2021	22.4 °C4 January 2021	27.3 °C	2,069 mm	295
2020	36.6 °C11 March 2020	23.2 °C27 December 2020	27.8 °C	2,110 mm	314
2019	36.4 °C15 February 2019	22.8 °C16 December 2019	27.9 °C	1,504 mm	334
2018	34.8 °C15 March 2018	22.2 °C14 January 2018	27.4 °C	2,107 mm	310
2017	33.9 °C21 March 2017	23.3 °C24 January 2017	27.4 °C	2,138 mm	305
2016	37.1 °C1 April 2016	23.4 °C29 September 2016	28.1 °C	1,720 mm	330
2015	35.0 °C28 February 2015	22.3 °C17 January 2015	27.4 °C	1,793 mm	322
2014	36.0 °C11 March 2014	21.0 °C1 February 2014	27.3 °C	2,414 mm	291
2013	33.9 °C18 April 2013	22.8 °C23 February 2013	27.3 °C	2,219 mm	286
2012	32.8 °C8 May 2012	22.5 °C9 February 2012	27.0 °C	2,187 mm	270
2011	34.0 °C7 May 2011	22.3 °C13 January 2011	27.0 °C	2,096 mm	273
2010	34.6 °C22 February 2010	22.9 °C17 December 2010	27.4 °C	2,287 mm	307
2009	35.0 °C21 February 2009	22.2 °C20 January 2009	27.1 °C	1,932 mm	284
2008	33.0 °C27 March 2008	22.3 °C18 February 2008	26.7 °C	2,301 mm	258
2007	32.9 °C27 March 2007	21.9 °C31 January 2007	26.8 °C	2,588 mm	245
2006	34.2 °C15 March 2006	22.5 °C20 September 2006	27.0 °C	2,094 mm	281
2005	35.6 °C19 March 2005	22.0 °C24 January 2005	27.5 °C	1,660 mm	309
2004	35.1 °C20 April 2004	22.6 °C2 August 2004	27.1 °C	1,638 mm	283
2003	35.2 °C5 March 2003	22.9 °C17 December 2003	27.2 °C	1,589 mm	284
2002	35.6 °C13 March 2002	21.8 °C2 January 2002	27.3 °C	1,550 mm	319
2001	33.2 °C15 March 2001	22.5 °C1 March 2001	26.9 °C	2,360 mm	277
2000	33.2 °C19 March 2000	21.9 °C4 February 2000	26.7 °C	2,099 mm	258
1999	33.1 °C12 April 1999	22.1 °C26 December 1999	26.6 °C	2,134 mm	240
1998	36.1 °C2 March 1998	22.8 °C9 December 1998	27.6 °C	2,155 mm	305
1997	33.5 °C6 March 1997	21.7 °C3 January 1997	26.8 °C	1,744 mm	297
1996	33.9 °C12 March 1996	21.5 °C16 January 1996	26.6 °C	2,130 mm	246
1995	33.0 °C16 March 1995	22.1 °C7 February 1995	26.7 °C	2,444 mm	250
1994	33.5 °C27 February 1994	22.2 °C18 January 1994	26.6 °C	1,840 mm	244
1993	32.9 °C5 March 1993	20.9 °C5 March 1993	26.5 °C	2,248 mm	245
1992	33.0 °C10 April 1992	21.2 °C18 February 1992	26.5 °C	1,929 mm	228
1991	34.7 °C10 March 1991	21.9 °C8 January 1991	26.4 °C	2,088 mm	228
1990	35.2 °C4 March 1990	21.5 °C25 December 1990	26.6 °C	1,789 mm	242
1989	33.4 °C15 February 1989	21.7 °C15 February 1989	26.4 °C	2,159 mm	224
1988	33.8 °C28 February 1988	22.3 °C22 December 1988	26.6 °C	2,067 mm	242
1987	34.1 °C26 February 1987	21.6 °C4 January 1987	26.7 °C	2,143 mm	260
1986	32.2 °C26 March 1986	21.6 °C26 February 1986	26.2 °C	1,826 mm	225
1985	33.1 °C21 February 1985	21.0 °C17 January 1985	26.2 °C	1,825 mm	219
1984	32.1 °C22 March 1984	21.6 °C9 February 1984	26.0 °C	2,516 mm	189
1983	36.6 °C17 March 1983	22.3 °C24 December 1983	27.0 °C	1,418 mm	263
1982	35.2 °C20 February 1982	21.4 °C28 July 1982	26.5 °C	1,373 mm	259
1981	34.5 °C26 March 1981	21.5 °C3 March 1981	26.6 °C	1,214 mm	259
1980	33.8 °C18 February 1980	21.5 °C4 January 1980	26.5 °C	1,340 mm	261
1979	34.8 °C11 February 1979	21.0 °C2 October 1979	26.6 °C	1,579 mm	260
1978	35.6 °C23 February 1978	21.6 °C1 February 1978	26.8 °C	1,254 mm	285
1977	34.8 °C25 April 1977	20.7 °C18 February 1977	26.7 °C	1,108 mm	273
1976	34.1 °C21 February 1976	20.9 °C21 January 1976	26.3 °C	1,246 mm	238
1975	33.3 °C1 April 1975	21.3 °C21 January 1975	26.1 °C	1,373 mm	201
1974	34.1 °C22 March 1974	21.0 °C16 January 1974	26.2 °C	1,331 mm	208
1973	34.3 °C20 February 1973	21.5 °C31 December 1973	26.4 °C	1,611 mm	206
1972	32.8 °C26 March 1972	20.2 °C3 January 1972	26.3 °C	1,317 mm	241
1971	34.1 °C22 April 1971	20.3 °C29 January 1971	25.9 °C	1,783 mm	179
1970	34.9 °C9 March 1970	21.2 °C23 January 1970	26.2 °C	1,574 mm	198
1969	33.0 °C19 April 1969	21.2 °C5 March 1969	26.1 °C	1,861 mm	189
1968	34.3 °C24 February 1968	20.9 °C21 February 1968	26.1 °C	1,565 mm	204
1967	32.8 °C30 March 1967	20.5 °C17 January 1967	25.7 °C	1,681 mm	128
1966	32.4 °C12 March 1966	21.7 °C25 February 1966	25.9 °C	2,337 mm	123
1965	34.0 °C11 March 1965	20.3 °C14 January 1965	26.2 °C	1,495 mm	238
1964	34.5 °C30 January 1964	21.2 °C31 January 1964	26.3 °C	1,617 mm	226
1963	36.3 °C1 May 1963	20.8 °C14 January 1963	26.6 °C	963 mm	272
1962	33.8 °C25 April 1962	21.4 °C5 February 1962	26.3 °C	1,359 mm	227
1961	34.3 °C2 April 1961	21.3 °C4 February 1961	26.4 °C	1,054 mm	264
1960	32.5 °C17 March 1960	21.8 °C27 January 1960	26.2 °C	1,616 mm	220
1959	35.1 °C17 March 1959	21.6 °C28 March 1959	26.2 °C	1,745 mm	179
1958	33.2 °C15 April 1958	19.5 °C27 February 1958	26.3 °C	1,868 mm	215
1957	33.0 °C24 February 1957	20.7 °C17 February 1957	25.9 °C	2,037 mm	117
1956	32.0 °C23 April 1956	21.0 °C24 January 1956	25.6 °C	2,222 mm	99
1955	32.0 °C17 May 1955	20.0 °C13 February 1955	25.7 °C	2,122 mm	122
1954	31.7 °C2 April 1954	21.6 °C19 December 1954	25.7 °C	2,558 mm	86
1953	31.7 °C22 March 1953	21.9 °C9 January 1953	26.0 °C	1,585 mm	121
1952	32.0 °C22 March 1952	21.4 °C29 July 1952	26.1 °C	1,756 mm	151
1951	32.1 °C22 March 1951	21.2 °C30 January 1951	26.0 °C	1,056 mm	145
1950	32.6 °C16 February 1950	21.7 °C23 February 1950	26.0 °C	1,719 mm	133
1949	33.1 °C26 March 1949	21.1 °C24 January 1949	26.3 °C	253 mm	200
1948	31.6 °C16 April 1948	19.5 °C29 February 1948	25.7 °C	1,194 mm	68
1947	30.3 °C16 March 1947	21.1 °C19 February 1947	25.4 °C	2,374 mm	10
1946	30.6 °C2 August 1946	21.0 °C29 January 1946	25.5 °C	1,748 mm	23
1945	29.9 °C2 March 1945	21.1 °C24 February 1945	25.2 °C	2,360 mm	0
1944	31.9 °C15 February 1944	20.7 °C21 January 1944	25.7 °C	1,468 mm	72
1943	32.3 °C23 February 1943	19.9 °C4 January 1943	25.4 °C	1,602 mm	45
1942	30.5 °C14 March 1942	20.1 °C7 March 1942	25.3 °C	1,893 mm	19
1941	31.0 °C26 February 1941	21.1 °C30 September 1941	25.5 °C	1,917 mm	17
1940	32.4 °C3 March 1940	19.2 °C8 February 1940	25.6 °C	1,663 mm	39

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

291 d/yr

+72

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1872 mm

+56 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	-0.2 °C	172 mm	+64 mm
Feb	31.5 °C	+0.4 °C	72 mm	-18 mm
Mar	31.4 °C	-0.1 °C	186 mm	+38 mm
Apr	31.7 °C	+0.6 °C	286 mm	+106 mm
May	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	150 mm	-18 mm
Jun	31.4 °C	+0.9 °C	69 mm	-49 mm
Jul	31.3 °C	+1.3 °C	56 mm	-65 mm
Aug	30.6 °C	+0.8 °C	146 mm	+5 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+0.6 °C	139 mm	-16 mm
Oct	31.5 °C	+1.4 °C	99 mm	-86 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+1.2 °C	249 mm	+25 mm
Dec	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	250 mm	+70 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

31 Oct 2025

Coldest day

22.5 °C

2 Oct 2025

Wettest day

69.2 mm

17 Dec 2025

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

54.0 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

29 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.3 °C

30 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

23 Sep 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Merlimau?

Merlimau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,816 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Merlimau?

The hottest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2016, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Merlimau?

The coldest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1940, at 19.2 °C.

Does it snow in Merlimau?

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

Has the climate of Merlimau warmed?

Yes: Merlimau warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Merlimau?

The wettest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2014, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Merlimau?

The windiest day measured in Merlimau between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1951, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Merlimau?

The warmest month in Merlimau is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Merlimau?

Merlimau receives on average 1,816 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Merlimau?

Merlimau gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Merlimau?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Merlimau?

In Merlimau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 1 April 2013, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 12 February 1943.

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