Saratok climate — normals and trends
Saratok (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,902 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Saratok averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 305 rainy days per year.
Saratok has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 29 July 2025) and the coldest 20.0 °C (on 16 February 1949).
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
SaratokSarawak
- coords
- 1.73°, 111.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,902mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
305 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.8 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · 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
35.2 °C
29 July 2025
Coldest day
20.0 °C
16 February 1949
Wettest day
219 mm
1 February 1996
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
27 December 1973
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
27 December 1973
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
23 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
22.1 °C
13 January 1972
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 736 mm | +434 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 396 mm | +169 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 371 mm | +139 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 216 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 201 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 128 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -90 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 185 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 244 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 218 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 306 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 349 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saratok?
Saratok has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,902 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saratok?
The hottest day measured in Saratok between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saratok?
The coldest day measured in Saratok between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1949, at 20.0 °C.
Does it snow in Saratok?
Almost never: Saratok sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saratok warmed?
Yes: Saratok warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saratok?
The wettest day measured in Saratok between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1996, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saratok?
The windiest day measured in Saratok between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1973, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saratok?
The warmest month in Saratok is May (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Saratok?
Saratok receives on average 2,902 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 305 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saratok?
Saratok gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saratok?
Yes: Saratok has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saratok?
In Saratok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 23 May 1998, and the lowest was 22.1 °C on 13 January 1972.
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