Putatan climate — normals and trends
Putatan (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,232 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Putatan averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
Putatan 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 32.8 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest 21.9 °C (on 24 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
PutatanSabah
- coords
- 5.93°, 116.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,232mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
29.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
32.8 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
21.9 °C
24 January 1965
Wettest day
234 mm
8 October 2010
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
26 December 1996
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
25 December 1996
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
11 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
23.3 °C
30 June 1949
Sunniest day
12.2 h
4 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 | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 426 mm | +265 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 237 mm | +139 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 421 mm | +318 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 132 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 218 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 80 mm | -98 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 319 mm | +125 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 295 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 193 mm | -96 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 324 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 265 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Putatan?
Putatan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,232 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Putatan?
The hottest day measured in Putatan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Putatan?
The coldest day measured in Putatan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1965, at 21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Putatan?
Almost never: Putatan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Putatan warmed?
Yes: Putatan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Putatan?
The wettest day measured in Putatan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2010, with 234 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Putatan?
The windiest day measured in Putatan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1996, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Putatan?
The warmest month in Putatan is May (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Putatan?
Putatan receives on average 2,232 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Putatan?
Putatan gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Putatan?
Yes: Putatan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Putatan?
In Putatan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 11 May 2024, and the lowest was 23.3 °C on 30 June 1949.
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