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Kota Bharu, Malaysia climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Kota Bharu has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 23°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2610 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 644 mm while February barely receives 50 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kota Bharu climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 169 | 50 | 125 | 79 | 109 | 151 | 155 | 177 | 155 | 251 | 644 | 544 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 169 | 50 | 125 | 79 | 109 | 151 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 177 | 155 | 251 | 644 | 544 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 61 | 56 | 62 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 61 | 56 | 62 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sultan Ismail Petra, a weather station, about 7 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.