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Kulim weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Kulim is remarkably steady: only 1.4°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. The heavier rain months run from September to December. Kulim weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.0°Chigh near average

31° / 25°Today
30° / 24°Average
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How it's changed

+2.1°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49327days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 107 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 107 in the 1940s+2.1°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 159 mmhigh 31°low 23°February, rain 144 mmhigh 31°low 23°March, rain 200 mmhigh 32°low 24°April, rain 234 mmhigh 32°low 24°May, rain 211 mmhigh 31°low 24°June, rain 122 mmhigh 32°low 24°July, rain 123 mmhigh 31°low 24°August, rain 157 mmhigh 31°low 24°September, rain 213 mmhigh 31°low 24°October, rain 320 mmhigh 30°low 24°November, rain 321 mmhigh 30°low 23°December, rain 242 mmhigh 30°low 23°wettest month November, 321 mm · 2,448 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

30.0°

36°feels like
75%humidity
25°dew point
3 km/hfrom SW
UV index4.0
sunrise07:03sunset19:02day length11h 59m
TodayThunderstorm31°25°
MonOvercast31°24°
TueOvercast33°25°
WedPartly cloudy32°25°
ThuOvercast32°25°
FriOvercast31°25°
SatOvercast32°25°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
31° / 25°
Average for October 18
30° / 24°

High near average · +1.0°C

  • Record high: 33.6° · 2017
  • Record low: 21.9° · 1942
  • One year ago: 32° / 25°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Kulim is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 5.36°N, 100.56°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
5.36°N, 100.56°E
Time zone
Asia/Kuala Lumpur
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

30 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.5°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is June, with typical afternoon highs of 31.6°C and nights around 24.2°C. The coolest month is November, when afternoons reach about 29.9°C and overnight lows sit around 23.4°C.

In total, Kulim averages about 2,448 mm of precipitation a year; November is usually the wettest month (321 mm) and June the driest (122 mm).

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Kulim has climbed 2.1°C from the first ten years to the last ten. Days above 30°C have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 105 a year in the first decade to about 325 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

June is the warmest month, November the coolest: a yearly swing of 1°C. Wettest month: November (~321 mm). Whole year averages ~2,448 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Kulim month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January30.7°23.0°159 mm11.7 h35.7° (2004)18.5° (1963)
February31.4°23.3°144 mm11.8 h36.6° (2016)18.5° (1977)
March31.6°23.7°200 mm12.0 h36.8° (2014)19.6° (1946)
April31.5°24.0°234 mm12.1 h35.8° (1963)21.8° (1945)
May31.5°24.3°211 mm12.2 h35.8° (2024)22.1° (1943)
June31.6°24.2°122 mm12.3 h35.5° (2013)21.7° (1985)
July31.5°23.9°123 mm12.3 h36.0° (1962)21.3° (1971)
August31.3°23.8°157 mm12.2 h36.2° (1981)21.4° (1946)
September30.6°23.6°213 mm12.0 h34.9° (1969)20.8° (1959)
October30.1°23.5°320 mm11.9 h33.9° (2024)21.4° (1942)
November29.9°23.4°321 mm11.8 h33.5° (2021)19.1° (1958)
December30.0°23.1°242 mm11.7 h33.7° (2024)19.8° (1973)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.1°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.25°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.29°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 106.6 early in the record → 326.6 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2014, all-time low in 1977: 36.8°C / 18.5°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~2,448 mm/year on average. Last decade: +12% vs that average. Long-term trend: +73 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Kulim

Which is the warmest month in Kulim?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Kulim is June (mean daily temperature of about 27.5°C) and the coolest is November (about 26.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Kulim compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Kulim is forecast to reach a high of 31.1°C and a low of 24.6°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 30.1°C and a low of 23.5°C, so today's high is 1.0°C warmer than that average.
How much has Kulim warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Kulim is about 2.1°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Kulim?
Kulim receives about 2,448 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Kulim?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Kulim is about 26.8°C. The warmest month is June and the coolest is November.
What are the average temperatures in Kulim by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Kulim (°C, full record since 1940): January 31°/23°, February 31°/23°, March 32°/24°, April 32°/24°, May 31°/24°, June 32°/24°, July 31°/24°, August 31°/24°, September 31°/24°, October 30°/24°, November 30°/23°, December 30°/23°.

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