Sik climate — normals and trends
Sik (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,107 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 February (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sik averages 0 frost days, 249 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 254 rainy days per year.
Sik 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 39.2 °C (on 30 March 2016) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 5 January 1957).
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
SikKedah
- coords
- 5.83°, 100.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,107mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
249 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
254 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 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 = 0.78 · 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
39.2 °C
30 March 2016
Coldest day
16.1 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
186 mm
2 December 1981
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
25 January 1963
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
8 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
30 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
17.0 °C
24 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.3 h
1 July 1949
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 | 30.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 109 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 162 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 299 mm | +64 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 214 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 116 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -81 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 149 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 159 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 281 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 584 mm | +309 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -131 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sik?
Sik has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sik?
The hottest day measured in Sik between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2016, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sik?
The coldest day measured in Sik between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sik?
Almost never: Sik sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sik warmed?
Yes: Sik warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sik?
The wettest day measured in Sik between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1981, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sik?
The windiest day measured in Sik between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sik?
The warmest month in Sik is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sik?
Sik receives on average 2,107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sik?
Sik gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sik?
Yes: Sik has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sik?
In Sik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 30 March 2016, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 24 February 1968.
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