Papar climate — normals and trends
Papar (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 2,871 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Papar averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 301 rainy days per year.
Papar has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 18 September 2020) and the coldest 20.0 °C (on 20 January 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
PaparSabah
- coords
- 5.73°, 115.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,871mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
301 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
31.7 °C
18 September 2020
Coldest day
20.0 °C
20 January 1965
Wettest day
237 mm
8 October 2010
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
26 December 1996
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
26 December 1996
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.6 °C
20 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.2 h
3 July 1961
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 | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 514 mm | +265 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 295 mm | +112 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 444 mm | +245 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 292 mm | +75 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 366 mm | +107 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -138 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 332 mm | +114 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 267 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 237 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 307 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 433 mm | +146 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Papar?
Papar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 2,871 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Papar?
The hottest day measured in Papar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2020, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Papar?
The coldest day measured in Papar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1965, at 20.0 °C.
Does it snow in Papar?
Almost never: Papar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Papar warmed?
Yes: Papar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Papar?
The wettest day measured in Papar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2010, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Papar?
The windiest day measured in Papar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1996, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Papar?
The warmest month in Papar is May (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Papar?
Papar receives on average 2,871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 301 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Papar?
Papar gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Papar?
Yes: Papar has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Papar?
In Papar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 21.6 °C on 20 January 1965.
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