Pakan climate — normals and trends
Pakan (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,776 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Pakan averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 306 rainy days per year.
Pakan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 29 July 2025) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 13 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
PakanSarawak
- coords
- 1.88°, 111.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,776mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
306 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
22.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
36.5 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest day
17.3 °C
13 January 1972
Wettest day
233 mm
11 January 2003
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
27 December 1973
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
5 October 1971
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
13 October 2021
Coldest feels-like
18.7 °C
13 January 1972
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 June 2012
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 | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 499 mm | +227 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 302 mm | +74 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 432 mm | +191 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 249 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | -68 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 107 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | -89 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 139 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 218 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 255 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 211 mm | -68 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 294 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pakan?
Pakan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pakan?
The hottest day measured in Pakan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pakan?
The coldest day measured in Pakan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1972, at 17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pakan?
Almost never: Pakan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pakan warmed?
Yes: Pakan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pakan?
The wettest day measured in Pakan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pakan?
The windiest day measured in Pakan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1973, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pakan?
The warmest month in Pakan is May (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pakan?
Pakan receives on average 2,776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 306 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pakan?
Pakan gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pakan?
Yes: Pakan has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pakan?
In Pakan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 13 October 2021, and the lowest was 18.7 °C on 13 January 1972.
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