Semporna climate — normals and trends

Semporna (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,457 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 April (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Semporna averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 313 rainy days per year.

Semporna 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 34.1 °C (on 17 March 2019) and the coldest 21.6 °C (on 21 March 1951).

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

SempornaSabah

coords: 4.48°, 118.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.5°C

Average daily high

29.5°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,457mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

12.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

121 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

313 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

28.7 °C

Average peak gust

26.4 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 = 0.84 · 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

34.1 °C

17 March 2019

Coldest day

21.6 °C

21 March 1951

Wettest day

182 mm

14 January 1981

Windiest day

29.4 km/h

29 July 1967

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

14 October 1970

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

1 November 2023

Coldest feels-like

22.7 °C

29 January 1993

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	32.9 °C28 July 2025	23.8 °C2 February 2025	27.3 °C	3,209 mm	271	0
2024	32.8 °C4 April 2024	23.8 °C18 February 2024	27.8 °C	2,723 mm	310	0
2023	33.1 °C9 August 2023	23.6 °C4 January 2023	27.5 °C	2,791 mm	297	0
2022	32.0 °C10 April 2022	23.5 °C5 March 2022	27.0 °C	3,647 mm	234	0
2021	32.1 °C16 October 2021	23.5 °C18 January 2021	27.1 °C	3,031 mm	247	0
2020	33.4 °C22 March 2020	23.8 °C10 February 2020	27.5 °C	2,456 mm	286	0
2019	34.1 °C17 March 2019	23.2 °C2 March 2019	27.6 °C	1,832 mm	320	0
2018	32.5 °C6 June 2018	23.5 °C8 January 2018	27.3 °C	2,441 mm	284	0
2017	32.7 °C18 October 2017	23.8 °C23 March 2017	27.2 °C	3,089 mm	264	0
2016	33.2 °C23 March 2016	23.9 °C13 September 2016	27.6 °C	2,434 mm	304	0
2015	33.3 °C22 March 2015	23.3 °C15 February 2015	27.4 °C	1,744 mm	282	0
2014	33.2 °C13 April 2014	23.0 °C23 February 2014	27.1 °C	2,534 mm	261	0
2013	32.2 °C25 September 2013	23.3 °C2 February 2013	27.0 °C	2,927 mm	223	0
2012	31.8 °C18 May 2012	23.5 °C29 January 2012	26.9 °C	3,077 mm	207	0
2011	31.8 °C23 December 2011	23.3 °C24 March 2011	26.9 °C	3,089 mm	208	0
2010	33.0 °C21 March 2010	22.5 °C9 February 2010	27.2 °C	2,542 mm	240	0
2009	32.2 °C17 September 2009	22.7 °C5 February 2009	27.1 °C	2,396 mm	256	0
2008	31.6 °C20 October 2008	23.3 °C10 July 2008	26.7 °C	3,108 mm	167	0
2007	32.0 °C5 October 2007	23.4 °C24 July 2007	26.9 °C	2,640 mm	203	0
2006	31.8 °C5 March 2006	23.4 °C5 January 2006	26.9 °C	2,099 mm	202	0
2005	32.8 °C5 March 2005	22.8 °C17 January 2005	27.1 °C	2,037 mm	228	0
2004	32.1 °C27 February 2004	23.3 °C12 July 2004	26.9 °C	1,859 mm	192	0
2003	33.2 °C1 May 2003	23.1 °C8 October 2003	26.9 °C	1,866 mm	180	0
2002	33.3 °C2 May 2002	23.4 °C26 January 2002	27.0 °C	1,738 mm	233	0
2001	32.2 °C7 May 2001	23.3 °C27 December 2001	26.8 °C	2,491 mm	162	0
2000	31.8 °C12 September 2000	23.1 °C19 January 2000	26.6 °C	2,906 mm	144	0
1999	31.4 °C10 June 1999	23.0 °C6 July 1999	26.6 °C	2,974 mm	125	0
1998	33.5 °C31 March 1998	23.5 °C15 February 1998	27.2 °C	2,299 mm	234	0
1997	33.0 °C14 June 1997	23.1 °C2 January 1997	27.0 °C	1,750 mm	214	0
1996	32.3 °C7 April 1996	22.7 °C31 December 1996	26.6 °C	2,725 mm	152	0
1995	31.6 °C8 May 1995	22.7 °C24 January 1995	26.7 °C	2,221 mm	152	0
1994	32.0 °C11 October 1994	22.3 °C23 February 1994	26.8 °C	1,949 mm	172	0
1993	32.1 °C4 May 1993	21.9 °C29 January 1993	26.7 °C	1,865 mm	171	0
1992	33.3 °C20 April 1992	22.7 °C3 January 1992	26.7 °C	1,683 mm	177	0
1991	33.3 °C12 March 1991	22.8 °C16 October 1991	26.7 °C	2,002 mm	175	0
1990	32.5 °C22 April 1990	23.0 °C22 January 1990	26.8 °C	1,935 mm	180	0
1989	31.6 °C16 December 1989	22.9 °C21 September 1989	26.5 °C	2,466 mm	133	0
1988	31.7 °C22 April 1988	23.0 °C28 December 1988	26.7 °C	2,751 mm	164	0
1987	31.8 °C11 April 1987	22.9 °C14 January 1987	26.8 °C	2,042 mm	198	0
1986	31.9 °C9 May 1986	22.9 °C19 February 1986	26.5 °C	2,485 mm	90	0
1985	31.7 °C10 April 1985	22.8 °C21 July 1985	26.4 °C	2,288 mm	60	0
1984	30.8 °C21 August 1984	23.0 °C30 January 1984	26.1 °C	3,094 mm	48	0
1983	32.8 °C20 April 1983	23.0 °C3 February 1983	26.7 °C	2,144 mm	118	0
1982	31.1 °C4 July 1982	22.7 °C24 February 1982	26.4 °C	1,882 mm	72	0
1981	31.5 °C23 August 1981	23.1 °C3 March 1981	26.5 °C	2,638 mm	74	0
1980	31.9 °C23 March 1980	23.3 °C26 January 1980	26.5 °C	2,582 mm	92	0
1979	31.3 °C5 October 1979	23.1 °C7 September 1979	26.6 °C	2,406 mm	121	0
1978	31.0 °C10 October 1978	22.7 °C25 February 1978	26.4 °C	2,771 mm	65	0
1977	30.8 °C13 September 1977	22.9 °C28 February 1977	26.3 °C	2,831 mm	46	0
1976	30.8 °C21 October 1976	22.5 °C27 January 1976	26.1 °C	2,706 mm	37	0
1975	30.7 °C15 February 1975	22.7 °C26 January 1975	26.0 °C	3,068 mm	31	0
1974	30.7 °C1 November 1974	22.7 °C4 February 1974	26.0 °C	3,014 mm	34	0
1973	32.0 °C1 March 1973	23.1 °C26 February 1973	26.4 °C	3,121 mm	78	0
1972	30.8 °C2 May 1972	22.6 °C13 January 1972	26.3 °C	1,953 mm	50	0
1971	31.9 °C23 April 1971	22.5 °C3 February 1971	26.0 °C	2,805 mm	47	0
1970	33.0 °C18 March 1970	22.9 °C24 January 1970	26.2 °C	3,173 mm	42	0
1969	31.7 °C23 April 1969	22.7 °C19 January 1969	26.3 °C	2,585 mm	64	0
1968	31.4 °C17 February 1968	22.2 °C26 February 1968	26.0 °C	2,491 mm	30	0
1967	30.9 °C11 April 1967	22.4 °C9 February 1967	26.0 °C	2,173 mm	19	0
1966	30.8 °C7 April 1966	22.2 °C28 March 1966	25.9 °C	2,505 mm	5	0
1965	30.8 °C8 March 1965	22.1 °C14 January 1965	25.9 °C	2,061 mm	13	0
1964	31.4 °C28 January 1964	22.4 °C26 December 1964	26.1 °C	2,634 mm	33	0
1963	32.4 °C23 April 1963	22.5 °C30 January 1963	26.1 °C	2,516 mm	67	0
1962	30.5 °C18 April 1962	22.6 °C19 February 1962	26.0 °C	3,026 mm	33	0
1961	30.8 °C8 May 1961	22.5 °C7 January 1961	26.2 °C	2,242 mm	46	0
1960	31.0 °C24 March 1960	22.7 °C16 February 1960	26.2 °C	2,576 mm	63	0
1959	33.1 °C3 March 1959	22.7 °C19 January 1959	26.3 °C	2,234 mm	66	0
1958	32.8 °C8 April 1958	23.0 °C21 September 1958	26.5 °C	2,095 mm	88	0
1957	31.3 °C8 March 1957	22.5 °C6 February 1957	26.2 °C	2,262 mm	41	0
1956	30.9 °C29 March 1956	22.7 °C27 January 1956	25.8 °C	2,859 mm	17	0
1955	30.9 °C28 November 1955	22.2 °C21 October 1955	25.8 °C	3,221 mm	19	0
1954	30.6 °C13 May 1954	22.7 °C16 October 1954	25.9 °C	2,801 mm	12	0
1953	31.8 °C23 April 1953	22.8 °C14 January 1953	26.3 °C	1,768 mm	53	0
1952	31.3 °C11 May 1952	23.0 °C20 November 1952	26.3 °C	1,914 mm	44	0
1951	31.1 °C2 April 1951	21.6 °C21 March 1951	26.1 °C	2,005 mm	26	0
1950	31.7 °C8 March 1950	22.3 °C13 February 1950	25.9 °C	2,225 mm	20	0
1949	30.3 °C14 April 1949	22.3 °C30 June 1949	25.6 °C	3,885 mm	7	0
1948	30.2 °C21 October 1948	22.3 °C2 December 1948	25.7 °C	2,380 mm	1	0
1947	30.4 °C15 April 1947	22.7 °C20 January 1947	25.9 °C	2,355 mm	4	0
1946	30.2 °C24 July 1946	22.7 °C31 December 1946	25.9 °C	2,115 mm	3	0
1945	29.9 °C29 April 1945	22.8 °C22 January 1945	25.7 °C	2,800 mm	0	0
1944	32.3 °C16 April 1944	22.9 °C27 January 1944	26.2 °C	1,660 mm	60	0
1943	30.3 °C18 June 1943	22.2 °C18 March 1943	25.6 °C	1,936 mm	4	0
1942	31.8 °C19 March 1942	22.4 °C15 January 1942	25.9 °C	1,947 mm	14	0
1941	30.7 °C13 March 1941	22.7 °C4 January 1941	26.0 °C	1,961 mm	10	0
1940	31.4 °C12 September 1940	22.2 °C14 February 1940	26.1 °C	1,699 mm	29	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

271 d/yr

+150

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

0

Annual rainfall

3209 mm

+752 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+1.3 °C	318 mm	+111 mm
Feb	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	226 mm	+69 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+0.3 °C	420 mm	+254 mm
Apr	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	274 mm	+94 mm
May	31.1 °C	+1.3 °C	299 mm	+52 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+0.8 °C	221 mm	-6 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	+1.6 °C	107 mm	-90 mm
Aug	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	244 mm	+65 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+1.0 °C	298 mm	+96 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	264 mm	+17 mm
Nov	30.8 °C	+1.4 °C	267 mm	+38 mm
Dec	30.4 °C	+1.3 °C	271 mm	+52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

28 Jul 2025

Coldest day

23.8 °C

2 Feb 2025

Wettest day

73.7 mm

20 Mar 2025

Windiest day

23.0 km/h

5 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

28 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

4 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

27.1 °C

7 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Semporna?

Semporna has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,457 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Semporna?

The hottest day measured in Semporna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2019, reaching 34.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Semporna?

The coldest day measured in Semporna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1951, at 21.6 °C.

Does it snow in Semporna?

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

Has the climate of Semporna warmed?

Yes: Semporna warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Semporna?

The wettest day measured in Semporna between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Semporna?

The windiest day measured in Semporna between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1967, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Semporna?

The warmest month in Semporna is April (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Semporna?

Semporna receives on average 2,457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 313 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Semporna?

Semporna gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Semporna?

Yes: Semporna has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Semporna?

In Semporna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 1 November 2023, and the lowest was 22.7 °C on 29 January 1993.

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