Taiping climate — normals and trends
Taiping (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,365 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Taiping averages 0 frost days, 236 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 296 rainy days per year.
Taiping 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 35.5 °C (on 25 May 2024) and the coldest 17.8 °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
TaipingPerak
- coords
- 4.85°, 100.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,365mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
236 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
296 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
35.5 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest day
17.8 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
178 mm
2 September 2007
Windiest day
18.1 km/h
13 July 1972
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
6 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.4 °C
5 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
22 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 232 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 177 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 167 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 354 mm | +127 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 180 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 79 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -73 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 115 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 166 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 254 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 413 mm | +125 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 179 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taiping?
Taiping has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,365 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taiping?
The hottest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2024, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taiping?
The coldest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Taiping?
Almost never: Taiping sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taiping warmed?
Yes: Taiping warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taiping?
The wettest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2007, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taiping?
The windiest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taiping?
The warmest month in Taiping is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Taiping?
Taiping receives on average 2,365 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taiping?
Taiping gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taiping?
Yes: Taiping has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taiping?
In Taiping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 6 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.4 °C on 5 January 1957.
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