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Kuantan weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Kuantan is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 2.1°C. The heavier rain months run from September to December. Kuantan weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.4°Chigh near average

32° / 26°Today
31° / 24°Average
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How it's changed

+1.8°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49287days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 97 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 97 in the 1940s+1.8°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 182 mmhigh 28°low 23°February, rain 103 mmhigh 29°low 23°March, rain 137 mmhigh 30°low 24°April, rain 158 mmhigh 31°low 24°May, rain 189 mmhigh 31°low 25°June, rain 154 mmhigh 31°low 24°July, rain 154 mmhigh 31°low 24°August, rain 183 mmhigh 31°low 24°September, rain 215 mmhigh 31°low 24°October, rain 278 mmhigh 30°low 24°November, rain 308 mmhigh 29°low 24°December, rain 300 mmhigh 28°low 23°wettest month November, 308 mm · 2,361 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

27.3°

33°feels like
84%humidity
24°dew point
4 km/hfrom SW
UV index1.4
sunrise06:51sunset18:52day length12h 01m
TodayOvercast32°26°
TueOvercast31°27°
WedPartly cloudy31°27°
ThuPartly cloudy31°27°
FriOvercast31°27°
SatOvercast31°26°
SunOvercast30°27°

On this date: October 19

Today (forecast)
32° / 26°
Average for October 19
31° / 24°

High near average · +1.4°C

  • Highest since 1940: 33.0° · 2023
  • Lowest since 1940: 22.4° · 1966
  • One year ago: 31° / 25°

Every October 19 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 19 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Kuantan is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 3.81°N, 103.33°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
3.81°N, 103.33°E
Time zone
Asia/Kuala Lumpur
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.9°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

May brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 31.4°C and nights around 24.5°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 28.3°C and overnight lows sit around 23.0°C.

Kuantan picks up roughly 2,361 mm a year, with a peak of 308 mm in November and as little as 103 mm in February.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Kuantan has climbed 1.8°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 95 a year to 285 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 2°C. Wettest month: November (~308 mm). Whole year averages ~2,361 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Kuantan month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January28.3°23.0°182 mm11.8 h33.1° (2019)19.3° (1957)
February29.2°23.1°103 mm11.9 h34.0° (1998)19.6° (1958)
March30.3°23.6°137 mm12.0 h35.7° (2024)19.9° (1943)
April31.2°24.2°158 mm12.1 h36.1° (1998)20.8° (1943)
May31.4°24.5°189 mm12.2 h36.2° (1998)20.5° (1949)
June31.2°24.2°154 mm12.2 h35.2° (1998)20.5° (1985)
July30.8°23.9°154 mm12.2 h34.6° (2018)21.3° (1946)
August30.8°23.8°183 mm12.1 h34.3° (2019)21.6° (1946)
September30.7°23.7°215 mm12.0 h34.7° (2024)21.3° (1941)
October30.4°23.8°278 mm11.9 h34.5° (2023)21.9° (1945)
November29.3°23.6°308 mm11.8 h33.4° (2017)20.7° (1948)
December28.3°23.3°300 mm11.8 h33.1° (2024)20.1° (1942)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.8°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.22°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Mar–May is warming fastest: +0.24°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 96.5 early in the record → 286.9 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1998, coldest in 1957: 36.2°C / 19.3°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~2,361 mm/year on average. Last decade: +15% vs that average. Long-term trend: +92 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Kuantan

Which is the warmest month in Kuantan?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Kuantan is May (mean daily temperature of about 27.3°C) and the coolest is January (about 25.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Kuantan compare to the historical average?
On October 19, 2026, Kuantan is forecast to reach a high of 31.9°C and a low of 25.7°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 30.5°C and a low of 23.8°C, so today's high is 1.4°C warmer than that average.
How much has Kuantan warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Kuantan is about 1.8°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Kuantan?
Kuantan receives about 2,361 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Kuantan?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Kuantan is about 26.4°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Kuantan by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Kuantan (°C, full record since 1940): January 28°/23°, February 29°/23°, March 30°/24°, April 31°/24°, May 31°/25°, June 31°/24°, July 31°/24°, August 31°/24°, September 31°/24°, October 30°/24°, November 29°/24°, December 28°/23°.

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