Sungkai climate — normals and trends
Sungkai (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,619 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 (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sungkai averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.
Sungkai has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 23 September 2019) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 9 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
SungkaiPerak
- coords
- 4.00°, 101.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,619mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
262 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
38.5 °C
23 September 2019
Coldest day
17.6 °C
9 January 1943
Wettest day
208 mm
6 February 2023
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
17 September 1943
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
17 September 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
17.1 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 July 1940
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 | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 354 mm | +139 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 203 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 204 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 431 mm | +148 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 100 mm | -96 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 41 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 18 mm | -83 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 229 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 376 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 402 mm | +89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sungkai?
Sungkai has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sungkai?
The hottest day measured in Sungkai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2019, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sungkai?
The coldest day measured in Sungkai between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sungkai?
Almost never: Sungkai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sungkai warmed?
Yes: Sungkai warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sungkai?
The wettest day measured in Sungkai between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2023, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sungkai?
The windiest day measured in Sungkai between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1943, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sungkai?
The warmest month in Sungkai is May (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sungkai?
Sungkai receives on average 2,619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sungkai?
Sungkai gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sungkai?
Yes: Sungkai has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sungkai?
In Sungkai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was 17.1 °C on 9 January 1943.
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