Maliana climate — normals and trends
Maliana (Timor-Leste) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,848 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 November (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Maliana averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Maliana has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 27 October 1952) and the coldest 11.2 °C (on 3 July 2001).
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
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- coords
- -8.99°, 125.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,848mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
33.7 °C
27 October 1952
Coldest day
11.2 °C
3 July 2001
Wettest day
196 mm
15 February 1952
Windiest day
21.7 km/h
15 August 1969
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
24 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
8 November 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
2 September 1946
Sunniest day
12.5 h
1 January 2024
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 | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 481 mm | +137 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 405 mm | +57 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 250 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 167 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 179 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 410 mm | +116 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maliana?
Maliana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,848 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maliana?
The hottest day measured in Maliana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1952, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maliana?
The coldest day measured in Maliana between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2001, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Maliana?
Almost never: Maliana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maliana warmed?
Yes: Maliana warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maliana?
The wettest day measured in Maliana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1952, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maliana?
The windiest day measured in Maliana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1969, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maliana?
The warmest month in Maliana is November (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Maliana?
Maliana receives on average 1,848 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maliana?
Maliana gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maliana?
Yes: Maliana has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maliana?
In Maliana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 8 November 2016, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 2 September 1946.
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