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Best time to visit Kuantan

February is the best time to visit Kuantan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 14 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November 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 60/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud March 72 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 88 mm
Warmth May 30 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 60 28 °C 14 76
2 January 55 27 °C 19 73
3 December 53 27 °C 24 72
4 November 51 28 °C 28 70
5 March 51 29 °C 19 69
6 October 48 29 °C 28 67
7 July 47 30 °C 24 67
8 September 47 30 °C 25 67
9 August 47 30 °C 25 67
10 April 46 30 °C 23 64
11 June 45 30 °C 23 65
12 May 44 30 °C 26 62

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 27 °C 81 % 73
February 28 °C 28 °C 75 % 76
March 29 °C 29 °C 72 % 69
April 30 °C 30 °C 74 % 64
May 30 °C 30 °C 79 % 62
June 30 °C 30 °C 78 % 65
July 29 °C 30 °C 78 % 67
August 29 °C 30 °C 79 % 67
September 29 °C 30 °C 80 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 85 % 67
November 29 °C 28 °C 88 % 70
December 28 °C 27 °C 88 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 26 wet days and highs near 30 °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 27.4 °C 197 mm 81 %
February 28.2 °C 88 mm 75 %
March 29.3 °C 146 mm 72 %
April 30.1 °C 162 mm 74 %
May 30.3 °C 199 mm 79 %
June 30.1 °C 181 mm 78 %
July 29.7 °C 167 mm 78 %
August 29.8 °C 192 mm 79 %
September 29.7 °C 218 mm 80 %
October 29.3 °C 294 mm 85 %
November 28.1 °C 349 mm 88 %
December 27.5 °C 350 mm 88 %

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.