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Best time to visit Kuala Terengganu

February is the best time to visit Kuala Terengganu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 17 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October 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 59/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud March 72 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 136 mm
Warmth May 31 °C
Cooler weather December 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 59 28 °C 17 73
2 January 57 27 °C 23 73
3 December 55 27 °C 26 72
4 November 52 28 °C 29 71
5 March 52 29 °C 19 70
6 October 49 29 °C 30 68
7 September 47 30 °C 27 66
8 August 46 30 °C 28 65
9 April 46 30 °C 22 64
10 July 46 30 °C 26 64
11 June 45 30 °C 25 62
12 May 44 31 °C 26 61

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 27 °C 83 % 73
February 28 °C 28 °C 76 % 73
March 29 °C 29 °C 72 % 70
April 30 °C 30 °C 73 % 64
May 30 °C 31 °C 80 % 61
June 30 °C 30 °C 81 % 62
July 30 °C 30 °C 81 % 64
August 29 °C 30 °C 82 % 65
September 29 °C 30 °C 82 % 66
October 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68
November 29 °C 28 °C 89 % 71
December 28 °C 27 °C 89 % 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 27.1 °C 275 mm 83 %
February 27.9 °C 136 mm 76 %
March 29.1 °C 184 mm 72 %
April 30.2 °C 169 mm 73 %
May 30.6 °C 225 mm 80 %
June 30.4 °C 228 mm 81 %
July 30.1 °C 228 mm 81 %
August 30.1 °C 271 mm 82 %
September 29.8 °C 318 mm 82 %
October 28.9 °C 395 mm 88 %
November 27.8 °C 441 mm 89 %
December 27.1 °C 490 mm 89 %

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.