Lightning strikes in Malaysia
The detection network has located 333 lightning strikes in Malaysia since the archive began, including 46 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Malaysia #83 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Malaysia is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 15 |
| 2026-08-12 | 1 |
| 2026-08-11 | 8 |
| 2026-08-10 | 6 |
| 2026-08-09 | 13 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3 |
| 2026-08-06 | 7 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2 |
| 2026-08-04 | 52 |
| 2026-08-03 | 24 |
| 2026-08-02 | 51 |
| 2026-08-01 | 41 |
| 2026-07-31 | 43 |
| 2026-07-30 | 27 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Malaysia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarawak | 117 | 1 | 35.1% |
| 2 | Unassigned | 110 | 10 | 33.0% |
| 3 | Sabah | 67 | 3 | 20.1% |
| 4 | Terengganu | 20 | 18 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Pahang | 9 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Kelantan | 7 | 6 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Negeri Sembilan | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Johor | 1 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Selangor | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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