Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kuching weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kuching, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2004-06-25; its coldest fell to 19°C on 2002-08-15.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2017-01-11
24°C2009-01-11
25°C1998-01-15
20°C2014-01-27
February
34°C2005-02-25
25°C1996-02-05
25°C2024-02-14
20°C2014-02-04
March
34°C2019-03-27
25°C1994-03-22
25°C2025-03-27
20°C2004-03-24
April
35°C2023-04-16
27°C2014-04-22
27°C2026-04-26
21°C2021-04-03
May
35°C2011-05-10
25°C2005-05-04
27°C2026-05-20
22°C1997-05-22
June
36°C2004-06-25
26°C2006-06-25
27°C2026-06-07
21°C1999-06-04
July
35°C2015-07-13
25°C1994-07-01
26°C2026-07-06
20°C1997-07-11
August
35°C2019-08-11
25°C1995-08-01
25°C2016-08-16
19°C2002-08-15
September
35°C2024-09-20
25°C2007-09-04
25°C2023-09-27
20°C1999-09-03
October
35°C2021-10-13
26°C1982-10-26
25°C2024-10-29
21°C1985-10-11
November
34°C2017-11-11
26°C1989-11-21
25°C2019-11-11
21°C1999-11-04
December
33°C2015-12-22
24°C2022-12-23
25°C2023-12-30
20°C2003-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
34°C2005-02-25
24°C2009-01-11
25°C1998-01-15
20°C2014-02-04
Spring (Mar–May)
35°C2011-05-10
25°C2005-05-04
27°C2026-05-20
20°C2004-03-24
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C2004-06-25
25°C1995-08-01
27°C2026-06-07
19°C2002-08-15
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
35°C2024-09-20
25°C2007-09-04
25°C2023-09-27
20°C1999-09-03

All-time records

The most extreme value Kuching has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 2004-06-25
Lowest 24°C 2009-01-11

Low

Highest 27°C 2026-06-07
Lowest 19°C 2002-08-15

Feels-like

Highest 62°C 2016-08-18
Lowest 24°C 2009-01-11

Humidity

Highest 26.4 g/m³ 1998-05-23
Lowest 16.7 g/m³ 2002-08-15

Wind

Highest 22 km/h 1996-12-16
Lowest 3 km/h 1983-11-15

Gust

Highest 57 km/h 1996-12-22
Lowest 11 km/h 2019-06-13

Precip

Wettest 249 mm 2003-01-11
Driest 5-day dry spell 2001-07-03

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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