Kangar, Malaysia climate

Am Tropical monsoon

Kangar has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 24°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2349 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 337 mm while February barely receives 35 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 34°C most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 24°C.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 2349 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Kangar climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	34	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg temp (°C)	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	23	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Precipitation (mm)	54	35	137	210	215	191	229	276	324	337	225	116

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	33	34	35	34	33	33
Avg temp (°C)	28	29	29	29	29	28
Avg low (°C)	24	23	24	24	25	24
Precipitation (mm)	54	35	137	210	215	191

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg temp (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24
Precipitation (mm)	229	276	324	337	225	116

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	65	59	63	72	84	84	85	86	88	88	86	80
Relative humidity (%)	80	77	76	78	81	82	82	82	83	85	86	85
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	6.8	5.5	4.4	4.5	5.0	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.2	5.9	7.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	65	59	63	72	84	84
Relative humidity (%)	80	77	76	78	81	82
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	6.8	5.5	4.4	4.5	5.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	85	86	88	88	86	80
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	83	85	86	85
Wind speed (mph)	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.2	5.9	7.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Khoun Khan, a weather station, about 28 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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