Tangkak climate — normals and trends
Tangkak (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,816 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Tangkak averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 267 rainy days per year.
Tangkak has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 1 April 2016) and the coldest 19.2 °C (on 8 February 1940).
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
TangkakJohor
- coords
- 2.27°, 102.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,816mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
267 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
37.1 °C
1 April 2016
Coldest day
19.2 °C
8 February 1940
Wettest day
227 mm
26 December 2014
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
16 January 1951
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
21 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
1 April 2013
Coldest feels-like
20.3 °C
12 February 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 September 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 | 29.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 172 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 186 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 286 mm | +106 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 69 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 56 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 146 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | -86 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 249 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 250 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tangkak?
Tangkak has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,816 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tangkak?
The hottest day measured in Tangkak between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2016, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tangkak?
The coldest day measured in Tangkak between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1940, at 19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tangkak?
Almost never: Tangkak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tangkak warmed?
Yes: Tangkak warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tangkak?
The wettest day measured in Tangkak between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2014, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tangkak?
The windiest day measured in Tangkak between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1951, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tangkak?
The warmest month in Tangkak is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tangkak?
Tangkak receives on average 1,816 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tangkak?
Tangkak gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tangkak?
Yes: Tangkak has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tangkak?
In Tangkak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 1 April 2013, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 12 February 1943.
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