Tanjong Malim climate — normals and trends
Tanjong Malim (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,195 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tanjong Malim averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 267 rainy days per year.
Tanjong Malim 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 36.5 °C (on 4 March 2016) and the coldest 16.5 °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
Tanjong MalimPerak
- coords
- 3.68°, 101.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,195mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
267 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
348 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
36.5 °C
4 March 2016
Coldest day
16.5 °C
9 January 1943
Wettest day
135 mm
16 April 2024
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
6 February 1990
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
25 October 1962
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
27 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
16.2 °C
9 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 July 1958
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 | 29.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 160 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 104 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 119 mm | -71 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 259 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 69 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 68 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 101 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 171 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 242 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 360 mm | +110 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 206 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tanjong Malim?
Tanjong Malim has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,195 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tanjong Malim?
The hottest day measured in Tanjong Malim between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2016, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tanjong Malim?
The coldest day measured in Tanjong Malim between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1943, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tanjong Malim?
Almost never: Tanjong Malim sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tanjong Malim warmed?
Yes: Tanjong Malim warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tanjong Malim?
The wettest day measured in Tanjong Malim between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tanjong Malim?
The windiest day measured in Tanjong Malim between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1990, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tanjong Malim?
The warmest month in Tanjong Malim is February (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tanjong Malim?
Tanjong Malim receives on average 2,195 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tanjong Malim?
Tanjong Malim gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tanjong Malim?
Yes: Tanjong Malim has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tanjong Malim?
In Tanjong Malim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 27 April 2022, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 9 January 1943.
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