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Monthly climate in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuala Besut features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2828 mm (111.3 inches) and receives 282 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuala Besut enjoys an average of 3467 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 47 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia §

The warmest months in Kuala Besut are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuala Besut experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia §

Kuala Besut usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 378 mm (14.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuala Besut are February, March and April. On average, 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 280 (11.0) 93 (3.7) 83 (3.2) 170 (6.7) 192 (7.6) 229 (9.0) 176 (6.9) 219 (8.6) 265 (10.4) 267 (10.5) 479 (18.9) 374 (14.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 16 13 19 26 26 26 26 27 27 29 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia §

The sunniest months in Kuala Besut are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuala Besut: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217 296 329 304 304 299 316 308 296 287 244 259
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 48m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 25m 12h 24m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia §

Kuala Besut experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.July, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kuala Besut UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 15 16 15 14 13 12 14 14 14 12 12