Kota Bharu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu average temperature chart (Celsius) Kota Bharu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kota Bharu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.9 29.8 31 32.1 32.4 32 31.6 31.6 31.4 30.6 29.4 28.6
°F 84.1 85.7 87.8 89.9 90.4 89.7 89 88.8 88.5 87.1 84.8 83.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kota Bharu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kota Bharu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kota Bharu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 204 84 93 81 143 158 171 199 242 293 537 558
inches 8 3.3 3.6 3.2 5.6 6.2 6.7 7.8 9.5 11.5 21.1 22
Rainy days 13 9 8 9 13 12 15 16 19 21 25 24

Average annual rainfall in Kota Bharu: 2871.133mm (1130.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kota Bharu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.2 8.3 8.5 8.8 7.8 7.2 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.1 5.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kota Bharu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kota Bharu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kota Bharu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.5 22.6 23.2 23.9 24.2 23.8 23.4 23.5 23.4 23.4 23.3 23.1
Max °C 29.1 30 31.2 32.4 32.7 32.3 31.9 31.8 31.6 30.8 29.5 28.7
Min °F 72.5 72.7 73.8 74.9 75.5 74.8 74 74.2 74.1 74.1 73.9 73.6
Max °F 78.4 79.3 81 82.6 83.1 82.4 81.7 81.7 81.5 80.8 79.5 78.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kota Bharu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kota Bharu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kota Bharu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.4 27.6 28.5 29.8 30.4 30.1 29.7 29.5 29.3 29.3 29 28
°F 81.4 81.8 83.3 85.6 86.6 86.2 85.4 85.1 84.8 84.8 84.1 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kota Bharu average winspeed by month (km/h) Kota Bharu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kota Bharu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9
mph 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kota Bharu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kota Bharu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 81% 80% 80% 81% 80% 81% 82% 82% 84% 85% 85%

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Kota Bharu weather stats

Kota Bharu weather statistics
Hottest month: May 32.4°C 90.3°F
Driest month: April 81mm 3.2ins
Sunniest month: April 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January 28.9°C 84°F
Wettest month: December 558mm 22ins
Warmest sea: May 30.4°C 86.7°F
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