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Kuantan, Malaysia climate
Af Tropical rainforest
Kuantan has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 92°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 73°F at night. Precipitation totals about 118 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 26.9 inches while April barely receives 5.10 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKuantan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 12.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 26.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 12.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 26.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 86 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 86 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Kuantan, a weather station, about 24 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.