Pleiku climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pleiku?

Pleiku has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,134 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pleiku?

The hottest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2010, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pleiku?

The coldest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1999, at 8.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pleiku?

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

Q: Has the climate of Pleiku warmed?

Yes: Pleiku warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pleiku?

The wettest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2009, with 268 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pleiku?

The windiest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2020, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pleiku?

The warmest month in Pleiku is April (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pleiku?

Pleiku receives on average 2,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pleiku?

Pleiku gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pleiku (Vietnam) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,134 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 April (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Pleiku averages 0 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.

Pleiku 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 37.4 °C (on 7 April 2010) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 25 December 1999).

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

PleikuGia Lai

coords: 13.98°, 108.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.9°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

19.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,134mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

15.7km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

204 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.4 °C

Average feels-like low

21.3 °C

Average peak gust

36.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

207 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

37.4 °C

7 April 2010

Coldest day

8.2 °C

25 December 1999

Wettest day

268 mm

8 September 2009

Windiest day

42.2 km/h

28 October 2020

Strongest gust

96.1 km/h

2 November 2009

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

7 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

4.9 °C

25 December 1999

Sunniest day

12.6 h

30 May 1970

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.5 °C15 March 2025	12.5 °C13 January 2025	23.3 °C	2,685 mm	76
2024	35.3 °C16 April 2024	14.9 °C22 December 2024	24.3 °C	2,284 mm	110
2023	33.6 °C4 May 2023	13.4 °C30 January 2023	23.8 °C	2,210 mm	71
2022	33.8 °C14 March 2022	13.9 °C26 December 2022	23.6 °C	2,442 mm	71
2021	34.0 °C18 March 2021	11.4 °C13 January 2021	23.5 °C	2,283 mm	86
2020	35.2 °C13 March 2020	14.2 °C3 February 2020	24.1 °C	2,132 mm	105
2019	35.1 °C10 April 2019	13.9 °C11 December 2019	24.3 °C	1,920 mm	122
2018	37.1 °C14 April 2018	12.2 °C7 February 2018	24.2 °C	2,194 mm	142
2017	34.0 °C18 April 2017	13.5 °C19 December 2017	24.0 °C	2,201 mm	84
2016	34.5 °C20 March 2016	11.1 °C8 February 2016	24.3 °C	2,065 mm	108
2015	34.4 °C1 April 2015	11.2 °C16 January 2015	24.0 °C	1,877 mm	105
2014	33.3 °C26 March 2014	11.9 °C23 January 2014	23.5 °C	2,288 mm	77
2013	35.2 °C2 March 2013	13.3 °C29 December 2013	23.6 °C	2,801 mm	93
2012	33.8 °C15 February 2012	15.7 °C31 December 2012	23.8 °C	2,229 mm	80
2011	35.0 °C4 May 2011	13.8 °C25 December 2011	23.1 °C	2,509 mm	56
2010	37.4 °C7 April 2010	13.4 °C18 December 2010	24.2 °C	1,969 mm	115
2009	32.7 °C21 March 2009	11.8 °C11 January 2009	23.1 °C	3,023 mm	37
2008	32.7 °C18 March 2008	13.3 °C10 December 2008	22.8 °C	1,986 mm	37
2007	34.6 °C18 March 2007	10.7 °C29 November 2007	23.5 °C	2,438 mm	81
2006	34.2 °C22 March 2006	13.3 °C22 December 2006	23.7 °C	2,435 mm	99
2005	33.8 °C29 March 2005	11.9 °C7 March 2005	23.5 °C	1,996 mm	79
2004	34.0 °C13 March 2004	13.5 °C15 February 2004	23.5 °C	1,559 mm	88
2003	35.2 °C30 March 2003	13.7 °C9 January 2003	23.6 °C	1,794 mm	94
2002	36.4 °C1 May 2002	13.9 °C6 January 2002	23.6 °C	2,140 mm	83
2001	36.2 °C11 April 2001	12.8 °C24 December 2001	23.5 °C	1,849 mm	79
2000	33.4 °C1 April 2000	13.4 °C24 December 2000	23.2 °C	2,318 mm	53
1999	32.9 °C26 February 1999	8.2 °C25 December 1999	22.9 °C	2,386 mm	44
1998	36.0 °C17 March 1998	15.5 °C17 December 1998	24.1 °C	1,978 mm	116
1997	33.3 °C7 March 1997	12.4 °C12 January 1997	23.1 °C	2,225 mm	42
1996	36.1 °C21 March 1996	12.4 °C2 January 1996	23.0 °C	2,585 mm	47
1995	34.4 °C23 April 1995	11.1 °C31 December 1995	23.1 °C	1,857 mm	75
1994	35.1 °C4 April 1994	12.6 °C25 January 1994	23.3 °C	1,855 mm	72
1993	34.4 °C5 April 1993	10.9 °C30 January 1993	23.0 °C	1,897 mm	73
1992	32.5 °C22 March 1992	12.6 °C18 January 1992	23.0 °C	2,106 mm	48
1991	34.7 °C12 March 1991	14.3 °C19 November 1991	23.4 °C	2,063 mm	82
1990	33.2 °C30 March 1990	13.9 °C3 December 1990	23.3 °C	2,517 mm	79
1989	33.1 °C18 February 1989	12.9 °C3 December 1989	22.9 °C	2,138 mm	34
1988	35.4 °C6 April 1988	12.7 °C15 December 1988	23.3 °C	2,110 mm	85
1987	34.4 °C26 April 1987	12.6 °C7 December 1987	23.5 °C	2,196 mm	89
1986	33.0 °C15 March 1986	11.1 °C5 March 1986	22.7 °C	2,415 mm	56
1985	33.1 °C26 March 1985	12.5 °C16 December 1985	22.9 °C	2,194 mm	46
1984	33.1 °C14 March 1984	10.6 °C10 January 1984	22.6 °C	2,533 mm	47
1983	32.4 °C23 March 1983	12.6 °C24 January 1983	23.1 °C	2,336 mm	38
1982	33.8 °C7 March 1982	10.7 °C28 December 1982	22.9 °C	2,030 mm	53
1981	34.0 °C15 March 1981	11.6 °C13 January 1981	23.1 °C	2,426 mm	77
1980	34.1 °C8 April 1980	13.1 °C24 December 1980	23.3 °C	2,638 mm	62
1979	32.2 °C25 February 1979	13.3 °C29 November 1979	23.0 °C	2,614 mm	52
1978	34.3 °C10 April 1978	12.2 °C23 January 1978	22.8 °C	2,176 mm	60
1977	33.3 °C30 March 1977	11.9 °C12 February 1977	22.6 °C	1,895 mm	60
1976	32.6 °C28 February 1976	10.6 °C15 January 1976	22.5 °C	2,031 mm	39
1975	33.6 °C23 March 1975	9.0 °C30 December 1975	22.5 °C	2,404 mm	52
1974	33.6 °C8 March 1974	8.7 °C2 January 1974	22.6 °C	2,296 mm	49
1973	33.7 °C2 March 1973	11.0 °C29 December 1973	23.0 °C	2,347 mm	68
1972	30.9 °C11 March 1972	12.0 °C5 March 1972	22.5 °C	3,154 mm	12
1971	33.5 °C3 March 1971	11.6 °C16 November 1971	22.3 °C	2,193 mm	55
1970	35.0 °C12 April 1970	12.7 °C18 December 1970	23.1 °C	1,892 mm	60
1969	34.3 °C26 March 1969	12.6 °C1 December 1969	23.1 °C	1,850 mm	70
1968	34.3 °C23 March 1968	13.1 °C17 January 1968	22.5 °C	1,810 mm	34
1967	32.6 °C29 March 1967	10.9 °C13 January 1967	22.1 °C	1,929 mm	34
1966	34.2 °C21 March 1966	14.4 °C16 January 1966	22.7 °C	2,013 mm	56
1965	32.2 °C24 March 1965	10.9 °C18 January 1965	22.5 °C	1,887 mm	34
1964	34.1 °C12 April 1964	12.1 °C26 November 1964	22.7 °C	2,129 mm	62
1963	33.4 °C2 May 1963	8.8 °C16 January 1963	22.1 °C	2,130 mm	49
1962	32.7 °C1 April 1962	11.0 °C24 December 1962	22.2 °C	1,960 mm	42
1961	33.5 °C6 April 1961	11.5 °C17 January 1961	22.4 °C	2,326 mm	29
1960	33.8 °C13 April 1960	11.2 °C3 January 1960	22.7 °C	2,337 mm	52
1959	32.4 °C22 March 1959	12.7 °C19 January 1959	22.7 °C	1,871 mm	41
1958	35.4 °C17 March 1958	12.6 °C26 November 1958	22.9 °C	1,785 mm	78
1957	32.1 °C4 March 1957	11.0 °C2 January 1957	22.5 °C	2,296 mm	25
1956	32.8 °C1 April 1956	10.0 °C30 December 1956	22.0 °C	2,019 mm	30
1955	32.8 °C22 March 1955	8.7 °C3 December 1955	22.3 °C	1,680 mm	59
1954	32.8 °C1 March 1954	11.7 °C21 November 1954	22.4 °C	1,545 mm	32
1953	33.7 °C12 March 1953	11.9 °C9 January 1953	22.7 °C	1,857 mm	43
1952	33.6 °C16 March 1952	11.7 °C22 January 1952	22.5 °C	2,019 mm	50
1951	32.8 °C3 April 1951	12.0 °C1 January 1951	22.4 °C	1,487 mm	30
1950	34.2 °C13 April 1950	13.1 °C20 December 1950	22.3 °C	1,356 mm	48
1949	31.9 °C4 April 1949	12.0 °C11 January 1949	22.1 °C	2,489 mm	19
1948	33.3 °C20 March 1948	12.1 °C20 November 1948	21.9 °C	1,608 mm	43
1947	33.1 °C9 April 1947	12.9 °C29 December 1947	22.3 °C	1,792 mm	39
1946	33.3 °C4 April 1946	11.3 °C8 January 1946	21.9 °C	1,796 mm	45
1945	31.9 °C22 March 1945	12.2 °C29 December 1945	21.9 °C	1,848 mm	22
1944	32.5 °C24 March 1944	12.0 °C21 December 1944	21.9 °C	2,045 mm	29
1943	32.5 °C23 March 1943	10.9 °C25 January 1943	21.3 °C	1,912 mm	21
1942	33.0 °C29 March 1942	11.0 °C22 November 1942	21.9 °C	1,736 mm	35
1941	31.8 °C22 March 1941	14.0 °C3 January 1941	22.1 °C	2,468 mm	14
1940	31.7 °C7 March 1940	10.5 °C7 January 1940	21.5 °C	2,420 mm	21

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2685 mm

+551 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.9 °C	-0.9 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
Feb	28.3 °C	-0.5 °C	15 mm	+5 mm
Mar	30.8 °C	+0.4 °C	8 mm	-35 mm
Apr	31.4 °C	+1.2 °C	73 mm	-38 mm
May	30.0 °C	+1.3 °C	372 mm	+130 mm
Jun	27.4 °C	+0.3 °C	428 mm	+129 mm
Jul	26.7 °C	+0.2 °C	405 mm	+66 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	+1.2 °C	329 mm	-38 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.6 °C	519 mm	+145 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+0.9 °C	221 mm	-6 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	-0.5 °C	293 mm	+204 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+0.8 °C	21 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.5 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.5 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

111.2 mm

11 Jun 2025

Windiest day

35.1 km/h

24 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

6 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.6 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

18 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pleiku?

Pleiku has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,134 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pleiku?

The hottest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2010, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pleiku?

The coldest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1999, at 8.2 °C.

Does it snow in Pleiku?

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

Has the climate of Pleiku warmed?

Yes: Pleiku warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pleiku?

The wettest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2009, with 268 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pleiku?

The windiest day measured in Pleiku between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2020, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pleiku?

The warmest month in Pleiku is April (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Pleiku?

Pleiku receives on average 2,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pleiku?

Pleiku gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pleiku?

Yes: Pleiku has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pleiku?

In Pleiku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 7 April 2010, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 25 December 1999.

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