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Monthly climate in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuala Terengganu features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2555 mm (100.6 inches) and receives 288 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuala Terengganu enjoys an average of 3652 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 49 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia §

The warmest months in Kuala Terengganu are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuala Terengganu experiences 329 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 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 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia §

Kuala Terengganu usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 365 mm (14.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuala Terengganu are February, March and April. On average, 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuala 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) 252 (9.9) 91 (3.6) 93 (3.7) 142 (5.6) 150 (5.9) 179 (7.1) 161 (6.3) 183 (7.2) 210 (8.3) 252 (9.9) 451 (17.7) 392 (15.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 18 17 21 25 25 24 25 27 28 29 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia §

The sunniest months in Kuala Terengganu are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuala Terengganu: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuala 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 235 299 333 315 321 311 325 322 306 308 279 292
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 50m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 20m 12h 24m 12h 22m 12h 15m 12h 7m 11h 59m 11h 52m 11h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia §

Kuala Terengganu 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 Terengganu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuala 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