Perak climate — normals and trends
Perak (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,754 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Perak averages 0 frost days, 265 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.
Perak has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 27 February 1998) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 3 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
PerakPahang
- coords
- 3.87°, 102.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,754mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
265 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
259 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
39.6 °C
27 February 1998
Coldest day
16.5 °C
3 January 1943
Wettest day
148 mm
17 December 2021
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
25 January 2016
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
21 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
6 April 1983
Coldest feels-like
17.8 °C
4 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 May 1940
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 | 29.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 154 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 161 mm | +69 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 260 mm | +123 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 244 mm | +93 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 179 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 101 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 150 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | -73 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 335 mm | +99 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 187 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Perak?
Perak has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,754 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Perak?
The hottest day measured in Perak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1998, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Perak?
The coldest day measured in Perak between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1943, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Perak?
Almost never: Perak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Perak warmed?
Yes: Perak warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Perak?
The wettest day measured in Perak between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Perak?
The windiest day measured in Perak between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Perak?
The warmest month in Perak is May (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Perak?
Perak receives on average 1,754 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Perak?
Perak gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Perak?
Yes: Perak has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Perak?
In Perak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 6 April 1983, and the lowest was 17.8 °C on 4 January 1943.
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