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Climate Trends in Malaysia

Climate trends for Malaysia from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Malaysia

4 lists of 10

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest run of days at or above 35 C, Malaysia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1MersingMalaysia15 days1 to 15 May 2016
2MalaccaMalaysia11 days16 to 26 April 1998
3KuantanMalaysia9 days25 May to 2 June 1998
4Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah IntlMalaysia8 days26 April to 3 May 1963
5KuchingMalaysia8 days14 to 21 May 1979
6SibuMalaysia7 days24 to 30 May 1964
7SitiawanMalaysia6 days22 to 27 April 1998
8LabuanMalaysia6 days8 to 13 May 1998
9SandakanMalaysia3 days29 June to 1 July 1992
10Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia3 days19 to 21 May 1998

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Malaysia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia124 dayswithin 1979
2MalaccaMalaysia67 dayswithin 2014
3LabuanMalaysia65 dayswithin 1998
4Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah IntlMalaysia61 dayswithin 1978
5Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia58 dayswithin 1979
6Penang IntlMalaysia46 dayswithin 1979
7KuantanMalaysia39 dayswithin 2015
8SandakanMalaysia37 dayswithin 2019
9MiriMalaysia35 dayswithin 2010
10SitiawanMalaysia34 dayswithin 2005

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Malaysia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1KuchingMalaysia50 dayswithin 1992
2SibuMalaysia31 dayswithin 2009
3BintuluMalaysia30 dayswithin 1976
4KuantanMalaysia23 dayswithin 1991
5SandakanMalaysia22 dayswithin 1983
6Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia22 dayswithin 2004
7LabuanMalaysia19 dayswithin 1993
8Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah IntlMalaysia17 dayswithin 2012
9MiriMalaysia16 dayswithin 2021
10Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia15 dayswithin 1979

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C, Malaysia: the 9 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1LabuanMalaysia68 days19 February to 27 April 1998
2SandakanMalaysia18 days4 to 21 May 1998
3BintuluMalaysia14 days7 to 20 March 1998
4MersingMalaysia12 days8 to 19 March 2025
5SitiawanMalaysia8 days31 March to 7 April 1998
6KuantanMalaysia5 days26 to 30 July 1991
7KuchingMalaysia4 days28 to 31 May 1998
8MiriMalaysia1 day15 to 15 October 1955
9MalaccaMalaysia1 day17 to 17 April 1963

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Malaysia

6 lists of 8

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1KuantanMalaysia10.4 C (18.7 F)18 March 1994
2MiriMalaysia9.0 C (16.2 F)6 June 1979
3KuchingMalaysia8.0 C (14.4 F)26 July 1974
4SitiawanMalaysia7.8 C (14.0 F)26 October 1962
5SandakanMalaysia7.1 C (12.8 F)5 January 2001
6BintuluMalaysia7.1 C (12.8 F)15 October 2012
7Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia7.0 C (12.6 F)28 February 1999
8LabuanMalaysia5.7 C (10.3 F)13 June 2003

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1KuchingMalaysia9.3 C (16.7 F)28 March 2006
2BintuluMalaysia8.5 C (15.3 F)14 October 2012
3Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia8.4 C (15.1 F)1 March 1999
4SitiawanMalaysia8.3 C (14.9 F)24 August 1994
5KuantanMalaysia7.2 C (13.0 F)21 January 2017
6LabuanMalaysia6.8 C (12.2 F)16 May 1998
7SandakanMalaysia6.6 C (11.9 F)27 July 1964
8MiriMalaysia6.5 C (11.7 F)7 September 1995

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia5.8 C (10.4 F)25 September 2023
2MiriMalaysia5.0 C (9.0 F)1 March 1980
3LabuanMalaysia4.8 C (8.6 F)6 September 1982
4SandakanMalaysia4.8 C (8.6 F)3 March 1991
5KuantanMalaysia4.4 C (7.9 F)13 April 1977
6KuchingMalaysia4.0 C (7.2 F)14 August 1993
7SitiawanMalaysia3.7 C (6.7 F)21 January 1996
8BintuluMalaysia3.5 C (6.3 F)2 March 1992

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SandakanMalaysia5.4 C (9.7 F)16 February 1985
2LabuanMalaysia5.4 C (9.7 F)26 March 2003
3Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia5.0 C (9.0 F)22 July 1991
4BintuluMalaysia4.4 C (7.9 F)22 July 1982
5KuchingMalaysia3.7 C (6.7 F)27 May 1969
6SitiawanMalaysia3.7 C (6.7 F)12 June 1992
7KuantanMalaysia3.7 C (6.7 F)18 September 1999
8MiriMalaysia3.0 C (5.4 F)17 July 1981

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1MiriMalaysia16.0 C (28.8 F)3 June 1980
2KuantanMalaysia15.9 C (28.6 F)18 March 1994
3SitiawanMalaysia15.0 C (27.0 F)26 June 1985
4KuchingMalaysia14.8 C (26.6 F)18 May 1979
5SandakanMalaysia14.3 C (25.7 F)12 July 1972
6Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia14.1 C (25.4 F)13 February 1994
7BintuluMalaysia13.2 C (23.8 F)1 August 1978
8LabuanMalaysia12.2 C (22.0 F)11 July 2012

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day, Malaysia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1KuantanMalaysia0.8 C (1.4 F)8 March 1988
2KuchingMalaysia1.0 C (1.8 F)28 December 1973
3Kota Kinabalu IntlMalaysia1.1 C (2.0 F)2 February 1999
4LabuanMalaysia1.2 C (2.2 F)5 February 1963
5SandakanMalaysia1.3 C (2.3 F)3 January 1984
6SitiawanMalaysia1.5 C (2.7 F)13 December 1971
7BintuluMalaysia1.6 C (2.9 F)15 January 1963
8MiriMalaysia1.7 C (3.1 F)1 December 1955

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.