Tapah Road climate — normals and trends
Tapah Road (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,897 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Tapah Road averages 0 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 269 rainy days per year.
Tapah Road 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 35.6 °C (on 23 September 2019) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 18 February 1977).
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
Tapah RoadPerak
- coords
- 4.17°, 101.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,897mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
269 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.90 · 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
35.6 °C
23 September 2019
Coldest day
15.8 °C
18 February 1977
Wettest day
204 mm
4 September 1971
Windiest day
18.2 km/h
17 September 1943
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
30 June 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
27 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
24 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.1 h
3 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 312 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 231 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 252 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 524 mm | +202 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | -101 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 73 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 124 mm | -85 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 296 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 435 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 379 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tapah Road?
Tapah Road has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tapah Road?
The hottest day measured in Tapah Road between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2019, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tapah Road?
The coldest day measured in Tapah Road between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1977, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tapah Road?
Almost never: Tapah Road sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tapah Road warmed?
Yes: Tapah Road warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tapah Road?
The wettest day measured in Tapah Road between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1971, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tapah Road?
The windiest day measured in Tapah Road between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1943, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tapah Road?
The warmest month in Tapah Road is May (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tapah Road?
Tapah Road receives on average 2,897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 269 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tapah Road?
Tapah Road gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tapah Road?
Yes: Tapah Road has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tapah Road?
In Tapah Road, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 27 April 2022, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 24 February 1968.
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