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Best time to visit Kota Bharu

February is the best time to visit Kota Bharu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 62/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud March 66 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 82 mm
Warmth May 31 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 62 29 °C 13 77
2 January 56 28 °C 19 73
3 March 54 30 °C 15 68
4 December 54 28 °C 26 72
5 November 51 28 °C 28 70
6 October 48 29 °C 29 67
7 September 45 30 °C 27 64
8 April 45 31 °C 19 60
9 August 44 31 °C 26 62
10 July 44 31 °C 26 61
11 June 43 31 °C 25 59
12 May 42 31 °C 26 58

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 77 % 73
February 28 °C 29 °C 69 % 77
March 29 °C 30 °C 66 % 68
April 30 °C 31 °C 70 % 60
May 30 °C 31 °C 80 % 58
June 30 °C 31 °C 81 % 59
July 30 °C 31 °C 82 % 61
August 30 °C 31 °C 82 % 62
September 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 64
October 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 67
November 29 °C 28 °C 88 % 70
December 28 °C 28 °C 87 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 26 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.7 °C 182 mm 77 %
February 28.7 °C 82 mm 69 %
March 30.0 °C 114 mm 66 %
April 31.1 °C 123 mm 70 %
May 31.3 °C 188 mm 80 %
June 31.0 °C 191 mm 81 %
July 30.7 °C 201 mm 82 %
August 30.7 °C 218 mm 82 %
September 30.3 °C 250 mm 83 %
October 29.3 °C 325 mm 87 %
November 28.2 °C 396 mm 88 %
December 27.5 °C 423 mm 87 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.