Mukah climate — normals and trends
Mukah (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,533 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 June (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mukah averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 293 rainy days per year.
Mukah has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 18 August 2018) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 22 February 1965).
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
MukahSarawak
- coords
- 2.89°, 112.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,533mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
293 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
29.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 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
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
32.3 °C
18 August 2018
Coldest day
22.5 °C
22 February 1965
Wettest day
227 mm
8 December 2025
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
28 December 1973
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
17 January 1967
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
23.0 °C
26 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.1 h
29 May 1967
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 | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 623 mm | +322 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 406 mm | +217 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 301 mm | +146 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 240 mm | +95 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 135 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 119 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -111 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 152 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 260 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 202 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 260 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 519 mm | +176 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mukah?
Mukah has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,533 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mukah?
The hottest day measured in Mukah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2018, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mukah?
The coldest day measured in Mukah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1965, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mukah?
Almost never: Mukah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mukah warmed?
Yes: Mukah warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mukah?
The wettest day measured in Mukah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2025, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mukah?
The windiest day measured in Mukah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1973, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mukah?
The warmest month in Mukah is June (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mukah?
Mukah receives on average 2,533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 293 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mukah?
Mukah gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mukah?
Yes: Mukah has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mukah?
In Mukah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 23.0 °C on 26 January 1962.
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