Pulai climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pulai?

Pulai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,470 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2016, reaching 38.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pulai?

The coldest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1958, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pulai?

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

Q: Has the climate of Pulai warmed?

Yes: Pulai warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pulai?

The wettest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1981, with 244 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pulai?

The windiest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pulai?

The warmest month in Pulai is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pulai?

Pulai receives on average 2,470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pulai?

Pulai gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pulai (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,470 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 March (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Pulai averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.

Pulai has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 18 March 2016) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 29 November 1958).

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

PulaiKedah

coords: 5.65°, 100.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

20.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,470mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

8.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

161 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

264 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.7 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

274 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

38.8 °C

18 March 2016

Coldest day

14.4 °C

29 November 1958

Wettest day

244 mm

2 December 1981

Windiest day

23.7 km/h

25 January 1963

Strongest gust

68.8 km/h

8 March 2004

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

26 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

9 January 1943

Sunniest day

12.2 h

2 July 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C2 March 2025	17.7 °C31 January 2025	25.0 °C	2,566 mm	234
2024	37.9 °C22 March 2024	20.0 °C26 December 2024	25.7 °C	3,140 mm	264
2023	35.3 °C19 March 2023	17.3 °C17 January 2023	25.1 °C	3,231 mm	228
2022	35.0 °C2 February 2022	18.6 °C30 December 2022	25.0 °C	3,133 mm	210
2021	35.8 °C18 March 2021	18.3 °C23 February 2021	25.1 °C	2,672 mm	220
2020	36.9 °C3 March 2020	18.8 °C25 January 2020	25.5 °C	2,863 mm	257
2019	35.0 °C28 February 2019	18.2 °C25 February 2019	25.3 °C	2,408 mm	260
2018	34.6 °C14 March 2018	17.9 °C11 February 2018	25.1 °C	2,520 mm	238
2017	33.1 °C10 March 2017	18.6 °C10 February 2017	25.0 °C	3,061 mm	209
2016	38.8 °C18 March 2016	19.1 °C22 February 2016	25.8 °C	2,127 mm	226
2015	36.3 °C18 March 2015	17.5 °C11 February 2015	25.1 °C	2,296 mm	241
2014	37.5 °C27 March 2014	16.3 °C6 March 2014	25.0 °C	2,661 mm	221
2013	34.3 °C19 March 2013	19.4 °C22 February 2013	24.8 °C	2,593 mm	206
2012	33.2 °C10 February 2012	18.7 °C25 January 2012	24.7 °C	2,627 mm	198
2011	33.5 °C28 February 2011	16.6 °C21 January 2011	24.7 °C	2,357 mm	200
2010	36.8 °C8 March 2010	18.6 °C20 February 2010	25.2 °C	2,714 mm	222
2009	34.4 °C10 February 2009	18.4 °C11 January 2009	24.7 °C	2,576 mm	202
2008	35.3 °C23 February 2008	18.1 °C22 February 2008	24.6 °C	3,001 mm	201
2007	36.0 °C9 March 2007	16.5 °C2 December 2007	24.8 °C	2,760 mm	207
2006	37.4 °C16 March 2006	18.7 °C26 January 2006	24.9 °C	2,425 mm	227
2005	37.3 °C13 March 2005	16.8 °C26 January 2005	25.3 °C	2,483 mm	243
2004	36.0 °C29 February 2004	17.4 °C2 August 2004	24.9 °C	2,163 mm	235
2003	36.8 °C19 March 2003	18.2 °C19 December 2003	24.9 °C	2,108 mm	220
2002	37.0 °C5 March 2002	18.5 °C10 February 2002	25.0 °C	2,070 mm	231
2001	36.4 °C4 March 2001	18.8 °C12 December 2001	24.6 °C	2,445 mm	181
2000	34.7 °C7 February 2000	18.8 °C10 January 2000	24.4 °C	2,595 mm	155
1999	32.5 °C9 March 1999	17.6 °C25 December 1999	24.2 °C	3,105 mm	120
1998	38.2 °C28 February 1998	19.3 °C21 December 1998	25.5 °C	2,566 mm	214
1997	34.2 °C31 January 1997	17.4 °C3 January 1997	24.6 °C	2,295 mm	190
1996	35.7 °C5 March 1996	15.6 °C4 January 1996	24.4 °C	3,026 mm	149
1995	36.6 °C16 March 1995	19.3 °C5 February 1995	24.7 °C	2,793 mm	184
1994	33.8 °C27 February 1994	16.4 °C18 January 1994	24.4 °C	2,366 mm	181
1993	35.3 °C5 March 1993	16.1 °C23 February 1993	24.4 °C	2,708 mm	167
1992	34.3 °C22 March 1992	18.2 °C9 September 1992	24.3 °C	2,260 mm	135
1991	36.1 °C12 February 1991	17.5 °C7 January 1991	24.6 °C	2,314 mm	176
1990	35.8 °C21 March 1990	17.6 °C4 January 1990	24.6 °C	2,346 mm	184
1989	35.4 °C1 March 1989	16.1 °C15 February 1989	24.5 °C	2,234 mm	182
1988	34.6 °C24 January 1988	17.6 °C11 December 1988	24.5 °C	2,809 mm	183
1987	36.9 °C28 February 1987	18.2 °C4 February 1987	24.7 °C	2,457 mm	191
1986	34.9 °C27 February 1986	17.4 °C16 December 1986	24.2 °C	2,476 mm	154
1985	32.8 °C25 February 1985	15.6 °C17 January 1985	24.1 °C	2,452 mm	166
1984	32.4 °C21 June 1984	18.3 °C7 March 1984	24.0 °C	2,548 mm	144
1983	35.9 °C10 February 1983	17.2 °C24 December 1983	24.7 °C	2,137 mm	201
1982	36.3 °C20 February 1982	17.0 °C19 January 1982	24.4 °C	2,229 mm	206
1981	34.5 °C15 March 1981	17.0 °C14 January 1981	24.3 °C	2,342 mm	194
1980	35.0 °C26 January 1980	16.7 °C16 January 1980	24.3 °C	2,867 mm	182
1979	36.6 °C31 January 1979	17.1 °C16 January 1979	24.6 °C	2,266 mm	220
1978	36.6 °C11 February 1978	18.2 °C4 January 1978	24.4 °C	2,229 mm	162
1977	37.3 °C11 April 1977	16.2 °C18 February 1977	24.4 °C	1,984 mm	185
1976	34.6 °C1 April 1976	15.7 °C20 January 1976	23.6 °C	2,447 mm	130
1975	32.8 °C12 April 1975	16.3 °C27 January 1975	23.6 °C	2,553 mm	136
1974	33.2 °C27 March 1974	15.9 °C2 March 1974	23.6 °C	2,318 mm	132
1973	36.4 °C20 February 1973	16.7 °C30 December 1973	24.1 °C	2,673 mm	155
1972	34.5 °C6 February 1972	14.7 °C4 January 1972	23.8 °C	2,809 mm	151
1971	33.9 °C23 April 1971	16.5 °C4 February 1971	23.6 °C	2,338 mm	127
1970	37.9 °C2 March 1970	18.0 °C21 January 1970	24.1 °C	2,588 mm	136
1969	34.3 °C19 March 1969	14.8 °C6 March 1969	24.1 °C	2,434 mm	161
1968	35.7 °C1 March 1968	14.7 °C24 February 1968	23.9 °C	2,160 mm	139
1967	36.6 °C25 March 1967	16.5 °C10 February 1967	23.6 °C	2,143 mm	129
1966	31.4 °C19 April 1966	16.8 °C4 September 1966	23.3 °C	2,803 mm	50
1965	34.9 °C17 March 1965	15.1 °C9 January 1965	23.8 °C	2,435 mm	154
1964	36.3 °C18 March 1964	17.6 °C4 December 1964	24.3 °C	2,143 mm	184
1963	35.8 °C26 April 1963	15.0 °C15 January 1963	24.2 °C	1,895 mm	193
1962	33.1 °C12 February 1962	16.4 °C8 February 1962	23.9 °C	2,311 mm	175
1961	34.5 °C13 February 1961	16.5 °C3 February 1961	24.1 °C	1,933 mm	204
1960	36.5 °C26 February 1960	17.4 °C16 March 1960	24.1 °C	2,252 mm	198
1959	36.7 °C6 March 1959	17.3 °C10 December 1959	24.0 °C	2,298 mm	129
1958	36.2 °C2 March 1958	14.4 °C29 November 1958	24.3 °C	2,127 mm	199
1957	34.9 °C10 March 1957	14.6 °C5 January 1957	23.8 °C	2,205 mm	115
1956	35.7 °C4 March 1956	15.3 °C21 January 1956	23.4 °C	2,688 mm	96
1955	34.1 °C22 March 1955	15.7 °C13 February 1955	23.6 °C	2,511 mm	129
1954	33.1 °C5 March 1954	15.8 °C23 November 1954	23.4 °C	2,797 mm	82
1953	32.1 °C29 April 1953	17.4 °C8 December 1953	23.7 °C	2,916 mm	79
1952	32.4 °C7 February 1952	16.2 °C15 December 1952	23.9 °C	2,531 mm	122
1951	33.4 °C4 April 1951	16.6 °C2 March 1951	23.8 °C	2,032 mm	89
1950	32.8 °C17 March 1950	16.7 °C22 January 1950	23.5 °C	2,403 mm	75
1949	33.4 °C26 March 1949	15.5 °C9 December 1949	23.8 °C	607 mm	129
1948	33.0 °C22 February 1948	15.4 °C26 November 1948	23.1 °C	2,110 mm	32
1947	30.3 °C10 June 1947	16.7 °C25 January 1947	22.9 °C	3,174 mm	2
1946	31.1 °C27 June 1946	16.0 °C3 August 1946	22.9 °C	2,504 mm	20
1945	30.7 °C8 July 1945	16.5 °C30 December 1945	22.6 °C	2,830 mm	2
1944	33.9 °C18 March 1944	15.5 °C8 February 1944	23.3 °C	2,429 mm	81
1943	33.4 °C2 March 1943	14.5 °C9 January 1943	22.9 °C	2,219 mm	45
1942	32.2 °C14 March 1942	15.6 °C18 February 1942	22.8 °C	2,568 mm	14
1941	31.1 °C4 March 1941	17.6 °C15 January 1941	22.9 °C	2,697 mm	8
1940	33.5 °C7 March 1940	15.4 °C9 February 1940	23.1 °C	2,154 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

30.1 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

234 d/yr

+73

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2566 mm

+96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.8 °C	-0.7 °C	116 mm	+33 mm
Feb	31.1 °C	-0.2 °C	47 mm	-36 mm
Mar	31.7 °C	+0.1 °C	188 mm	+17 mm
Apr	30.9 °C	+0.2 °C	322 mm	+57 mm
May	31.0 °C	+1.0 °C	272 mm	+22 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+0.3 °C	146 mm	-15 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+1.0 °C	59 mm	-119 mm
Aug	29.9 °C	+0.4 °C	231 mm	+22 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+1.2 °C	206 mm	-60 mm
Oct	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	330 mm	-12 mm
Nov	27.8 °C	-0.5 °C	609 mm	+324 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+1.7 °C	40 mm	-137 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

17.7 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

99.3 mm

24 Nov 2025

Windiest day

18.1 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

26 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.7 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

23 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pulai?

Pulai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,470 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pulai?

The hottest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2016, reaching 38.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pulai?

The coldest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1958, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Pulai?

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

Has the climate of Pulai warmed?

Yes: Pulai warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pulai?

The wettest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1981, with 244 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pulai?

The windiest day measured in Pulai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pulai?

The warmest month in Pulai is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Pulai?

Pulai receives on average 2,470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pulai?

Pulai gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pulai?

Yes: Pulai has on average 274 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pulai?

In Pulai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 26 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 9 January 1943.

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