Kuala Terengganu is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in mid January, and even then it is too hot. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Kuala Terengganu never quite rates Good for sun. It comes closest in late January, at 54, mostly because it is too hot. Avoid mid April to mid June for this: it falls to 2, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in June, when the sky is typically 57% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
Being outside is not what Kuala Terengganu is for: the Easy outdoors rating tops out at 6, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Kuala Terengganu is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 1, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Kuala Terengganu over the whole year is 27°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; September is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kuala Terengganu runs from November to December, peaking in November with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to October; March is the driest month, at 10%. Winds in Kuala Terengganu are highest in January, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Kuala Terengganu come in June, when the sky is typically 57% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 66%.
Month by month Kuala Terengganu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 25°C | 33°C | 27% | 66% | 2.5 m/s | 4 | 51 | 1 |
| February | 30°C | 25°C | 33°C | 16% | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| March | 31°C | 25°C | 35°C | 10% | 64% | 2.0 m/s | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| April | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C | 15% | 60% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| May | 32°C | 26°C | 38°C | 16% | 59% | 1.6 m/s | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| June | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C | 17% | 57% | 1.6 m/s | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| July | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 18% | 59% | 1.6 m/s | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| August | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 20% | 59% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 22% | 62% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| October | 31°C | 25°C | 35°C | 24% | 63% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| November | 29°C | 25°C | 34°C | 47% | 66% | 1.7 m/s | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| December | 29°C | 25°C | 32°C | 45% | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 4 | 48 | 1 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kuala Terengganu weather by season
Year round, Kuala Terengganu has days of about 29°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 32°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 25°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kuala Terengganu weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Kuala Terengganu has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Terengganu weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Kuala Terengganu has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Terengganu weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Kuala Terengganu has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Terengganu weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Kuala Terengganu has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kuala Terengganu?
The rainy (wet) season in Kuala Terengganu runs from November to December, peaking in November with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to October; March is the driest month, at 10%.
What time of year is Kuala Terengganu windiest?
Winds in Kuala Terengganu are highest in January, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Kuala Terengganu year round?
The average temperature in Kuala Terengganu over the whole year is 27°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; September is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C.
Where to go instead in mid March, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.