Senawang climate — normals and trends
Senawang (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,413 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Senawang averages 0 frost days, 204 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.
Senawang 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 37.4 °C (on 2 March 2020) and the coldest 16.6 °C (on 4 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
SenawangNegeri Sembilan
- coords
- 2.69°, 101.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,413mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
204 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
291 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
37.4 °C
2 March 2020
Coldest day
16.6 °C
4 January 1943
Wettest day
221 mm
26 December 2014
Windiest day
24.1 km/h
12 February 1957
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
21 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
5 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.5 °C
4 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 181 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 118 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 162 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 300 mm | +65 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | -67 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 68 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 153 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 164 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 181 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 349 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 248 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Senawang?
Senawang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Senawang?
The hottest day measured in Senawang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2020, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Senawang?
The coldest day measured in Senawang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1943, at 16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Senawang?
Almost never: Senawang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Senawang warmed?
Yes: Senawang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Senawang?
The wettest day measured in Senawang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2014, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Senawang?
The windiest day measured in Senawang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1957, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Senawang?
The warmest month in Senawang is May (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Senawang?
Senawang receives on average 2,413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Senawang?
Senawang gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Senawang?
Yes: Senawang has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Senawang?
In Senawang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 5 May 2016, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 4 January 1943.
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