Yan Besar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yan Besar?

Yan Besar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 2,226 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yan Besar?

The hottest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2016, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yan Besar?

The coldest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1976, at 21.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yan Besar?

Almost never: Yan Besar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Yan Besar warmed?

Yes: Yan Besar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yan Besar?

The wettest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1954, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yan Besar?

The windiest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2024, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yan Besar?

The warmest month in Yan Besar is June (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yan Besar?

Yan Besar receives on average 2,226 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yan Besar?

Yan Besar gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Yan Besar (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 2,226 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 June (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Yan Besar averages 0 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.

Yan Besar has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 26 February 2016) and the coldest 21.4 °C (on 20 January 1976).

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

Yan BesarKedah

coords: 5.80°, 100.37°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthJuneColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

29.1°C

Average daily low

25.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,226mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

85 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

271 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

29.9 °C

Average peak gust

26.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.3 °C

26 February 2016

Coldest day

21.4 °C

20 January 1976

Wettest day

257 mm

9 April 1954

Windiest day

31.7 km/h

17 September 2024

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

25 November 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

12 May 2023

Coldest feels-like

21.4 °C

6 December 1944

Sunniest day

12.3 h

10 July 1987

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.3 °C2 August 2025	23.5 °C31 January 2025	27.9 °C	2,573 mm	167
2024	33.2 °C25 May 2024	24.9 °C26 December 2024	28.3 °C	3,040 mm	236
2023	33.8 °C13 March 2023	23.9 °C1 January 2023	28.0 °C	2,792 mm	183
2022	32.0 °C18 January 2022	24.0 °C28 December 2022	27.7 °C	2,535 mm	130
2021	32.7 °C7 February 2021	24.6 °C21 January 2021	27.8 °C	2,457 mm	161
2020	33.5 °C21 February 2020	24.9 °C4 February 2020	28.0 °C	2,297 mm	197
2019	32.4 °C11 February 2019	23.8 °C11 February 2019	28.0 °C	1,860 mm	175
2018	32.1 °C12 June 2018	23.2 °C11 February 2018	27.7 °C	2,332 mm	124
2017	31.6 °C12 February 2017	24.4 °C22 December 2017	27.7 °C	2,710 mm	121
2016	34.3 °C26 February 2016	24.8 °C2 December 2016	28.2 °C	2,248 mm	201
2015	32.4 °C3 February 2015	23.6 °C17 January 2015	27.7 °C	2,080 mm	153
2014	33.6 °C9 March 2014	22.9 °C24 January 2014	27.7 °C	2,346 mm	154
2013	32.3 °C10 May 2013	24.3 °C30 December 2013	27.6 °C	2,268 mm	117
2012	31.6 °C13 July 2012	24.5 °C7 January 2012	27.5 °C	2,717 mm	105
2011	31.7 °C21 February 2011	23.0 °C21 January 2011	27.5 °C	2,560 mm	106
2010	33.7 °C18 March 2010	24.5 °C22 December 2010	27.8 °C	2,662 mm	147
2009	31.7 °C5 June 2009	23.2 °C11 January 2009	27.6 °C	2,402 mm	110
2008	33.3 °C18 February 2008	24.4 °C26 December 2008	27.3 °C	2,770 mm	95
2007	31.7 °C28 June 2007	22.7 °C31 January 2007	27.4 °C	2,768 mm	112
2006	33.3 °C5 February 2006	24.6 °C25 December 2006	27.6 °C	2,275 mm	124
2005	33.6 °C5 March 2005	24.0 °C25 January 2005	27.8 °C	2,046 mm	148
2004	33.1 °C13 February 2004	23.9 °C15 December 2004	27.7 °C	1,890 mm	159
2003	32.8 °C28 January 2003	24.2 °C27 January 2003	27.6 °C	2,192 mm	130
2002	33.1 °C31 January 2002	23.7 °C4 January 2002	27.8 °C	1,674 mm	160
2001	31.5 °C1 March 2001	23.8 °C31 December 2001	27.5 °C	2,355 mm	100
2000	31.6 °C15 May 2000	23.8 °C27 January 2000	27.3 °C	2,645 mm	79
1999	31.0 °C26 July 1999	22.5 °C26 December 1999	27.1 °C	2,784 mm	49
1998	33.2 °C29 January 1998	24.0 °C9 December 1998	27.9 °C	2,687 mm	159
1997	31.5 °C18 May 1997	21.9 °C3 January 1997	27.3 °C	2,156 mm	84
1996	31.8 °C2 March 1996	21.4 °C4 January 1996	27.2 °C	2,685 mm	78
1995	32.4 °C14 March 1995	24.0 °C13 December 1995	27.4 °C	2,532 mm	97
1994	32.1 °C2 March 1994	23.1 °C19 January 1994	27.3 °C	1,951 mm	77
1993	31.5 °C13 June 1993	23.2 °C31 January 1993	27.1 °C	2,546 mm	64
1992	31.3 °C20 March 1992	23.7 °C13 January 1992	27.2 °C	1,944 mm	75
1991	33.8 °C23 February 1991	23.9 °C7 January 1991	27.5 °C	2,085 mm	126
1990	32.2 °C8 February 1990	23.6 °C20 January 1990	27.5 °C	2,090 mm	105
1989	32.1 °C9 March 1989	24.1 °C14 February 1989	27.3 °C	2,276 mm	103
1988	32.5 °C16 January 1988	23.1 °C17 December 1988	27.5 °C	2,757 mm	117
1987	32.6 °C3 February 1987	23.8 °C15 January 1987	27.5 °C	2,475 mm	111
1986	34.0 °C10 February 1986	22.6 °C16 December 1986	27.1 °C	2,307 mm	81
1985	31.7 °C15 January 1985	23.4 °C20 December 1985	27.1 °C	2,362 mm	62
1984	31.2 °C21 June 1984	23.4 °C22 February 1984	26.9 °C	2,392 mm	41
1983	32.1 °C19 January 1983	23.5 °C24 December 1983	27.4 °C	1,813 mm	112
1982	32.2 °C30 January 1982	23.6 °C10 January 1982	27.2 °C	1,952 mm	79
1981	31.4 °C7 August 1981	22.4 °C14 January 1981	27.2 °C	1,903 mm	70
1980	33.2 °C18 February 1980	23.3 °C4 January 1980	27.3 °C	2,256 mm	92
1979	32.9 °C24 January 1979	23.5 °C16 December 1979	27.4 °C	1,990 mm	131
1978	31.9 °C22 January 1978	23.3 °C29 November 1978	27.2 °C	1,788 mm	75
1977	32.4 °C26 March 1977	22.8 °C18 January 1977	27.2 °C	1,684 mm	102
1976	32.0 °C25 February 1976	21.4 °C20 January 1976	26.8 °C	2,125 mm	48
1975	31.4 °C20 February 1975	22.8 °C28 January 1975	26.8 °C	1,952 mm	36
1974	32.0 °C14 March 1974	22.4 °C10 January 1974	26.9 °C	1,618 mm	53
1973	33.0 °C11 February 1973	22.7 °C27 December 1973	27.2 °C	2,150 mm	113
1972	31.1 °C13 July 1972	22.1 °C2 January 1972	26.9 °C	2,122 mm	30
1971	31.5 °C23 January 1971	22.9 °C16 January 1971	26.7 °C	2,196 mm	45
1970	33.0 °C19 March 1970	23.2 °C21 January 1970	27.1 °C	2,222 mm	99
1969	32.3 °C7 February 1969	23.5 °C22 January 1969	27.1 °C	2,116 mm	64
1968	32.4 °C3 March 1968	22.8 °C13 January 1968	26.9 °C	1,793 mm	42
1967	31.9 °C13 February 1967	21.9 °C18 January 1967	26.8 °C	2,008 mm	45
1966	31.0 °C30 April 1966	23.3 °C6 January 1966	26.7 °C	2,328 mm	18
1965	32.1 °C2 February 1965	22.2 °C9 January 1965	26.7 °C	2,400 mm	47
1964	32.6 °C22 February 1964	22.8 °C26 December 1964	27.0 °C	2,539 mm	75
1963	33.0 °C9 April 1963	22.0 °C15 January 1963	27.0 °C	1,518 mm	91
1962	32.3 °C25 May 1962	22.7 °C25 January 1962	27.0 °C	1,782 mm	61
1961	31.9 °C8 February 1961	22.0 °C20 January 1961	27.0 °C	1,500 mm	65
1960	32.2 °C14 February 1960	23.0 °C4 January 1960	27.0 °C	1,889 mm	80
1959	32.5 °C16 March 1959	22.7 °C18 December 1959	27.0 °C	1,936 mm	65
1958	31.5 °C15 April 1958	22.3 °C30 November 1958	27.1 °C	1,894 mm	89
1957	31.1 °C11 June 1957	22.2 °C4 January 1957	26.8 °C	2,105 mm	46
1956	30.4 °C9 June 1956	21.9 °C22 January 1956	26.5 °C	2,381 mm	11
1955	32.8 °C14 March 1955	22.1 °C13 February 1955	26.7 °C	2,232 mm	42
1954	31.1 °C7 June 1954	22.7 °C19 December 1954	26.6 °C	2,908 mm	12
1953	30.7 °C20 March 1953	23.1 °C8 January 1953	26.8 °C	2,552 mm	24
1952	31.2 °C19 January 1952	22.7 °C16 December 1952	26.9 °C	2,104 mm	22
1951	31.0 °C23 June 1951	23.1 °C27 January 1951	26.9 °C	1,560 mm	19
1950	31.1 °C11 April 1950	23.4 °C24 December 1950	26.7 °C	2,152 mm	19
1949	31.1 °C8 January 1949	22.8 °C12 January 1949	27.4 °C	335 mm	86
1948	31.1 °C20 December 1948	23.0 °C18 January 1948	26.6 °C	1,645 mm	14
1947	30.2 °C10 June 1947	22.9 °C31 December 1947	26.3 °C	2,826 mm	2
1946	30.7 °C24 June 1946	23.0 °C29 January 1946	26.5 °C	2,228 mm	16
1945	30.0 °C26 June 1945	22.6 °C31 December 1945	26.2 °C	2,778 mm	1
1944	30.8 °C8 February 1944	22.5 °C28 January 1944	26.5 °C	2,248 mm	15
1943	31.4 °C8 February 1943	22.3 °C9 January 1943	26.3 °C	2,245 mm	33
1942	30.2 °C16 May 1942	23.1 °C29 December 1942	26.3 °C	2,386 mm	1
1941	30.3 °C29 May 1941	22.9 °C15 January 1941	26.4 °C	2,757 mm	2
1940	30.4 °C12 February 1940	21.9 °C24 January 1940	26.5 °C	2,018 mm	14

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

167 d/yr

+82

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2573 mm

+347 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+0.4 °C	112 mm	+45 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	-0.2 °C	71 mm	-8 mm
Mar	30.2 °C	+0.5 °C	116 mm	-28 mm
Apr	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	348 mm	+140 mm
May	30.3 °C	+0.8 °C	291 mm	+63 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+0.6 °C	154 mm	-6 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	+1.1 °C	74 mm	-97 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.7 °C	157 mm	-51 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+1.0 °C	235 mm	-28 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	317 mm	-6 mm
Nov	28.4 °C	0.0 °C	674 mm	+425 mm
Dec	30.3 °C	+1.5 °C	23 mm	-103 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.3 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest day

23.5 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

135.5 mm

25 Nov 2025

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

24 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

25 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

14 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.5 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yan Besar?

Yan Besar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 2,226 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yan Besar?

The hottest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2016, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yan Besar?

The coldest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1976, at 21.4 °C.

Does it snow in Yan Besar?

Almost never: Yan Besar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Yan Besar warmed?

Yes: Yan Besar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yan Besar?

The wettest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1954, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yan Besar?

The windiest day measured in Yan Besar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2024, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yan Besar?

The warmest month in Yan Besar is June (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Yan Besar?

Yan Besar receives on average 2,226 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yan Besar?

Yan Besar gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Yan Besar?

Yes: Yan Besar has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yan Besar?

In Yan Besar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 12 May 2023, and the lowest was 21.4 °C on 6 December 1944.

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