Climate
Kota Bharu features a tropical rainforest climate. Kota Bharu does not have a true dry season as all 12 months sees on average more than 60 mm of precipitation. However, Kota Bharu experiences noticeably heavier rainfall from August through January. Also, in comparison to the rest of the year, Kota Bharu experiences slightly cooler temperatures between December and February, than it does during the rest of the year. The city sees on average about 2600 mm of precipitation annually.
| Climate data for Kota Bharu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.21 (88.17) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.39 (81.31) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.53 (74.35) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 79.9 (3.146) |
53.9 (2.122) |
117.9 (4.642) |
89.9 (3.539) |
103.8 (4.087) |
114.0 (4.488) |
157.8 (6.213) |
171.2 (6.74) |
189.9 (7.476) |
256.4 (10.094) |
690.3 (27.177) |
580.1 (22.839) |
2,605.1 (102.563) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 132 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 228.8 | 260.4 | 267.0 | 241.8 | 210.0 | 223.2 | 213.9 | 201.0 | 186.0 | 141.0 | 148.8 | 2,535.8 |
| Source #1: World Meteorological Organization. | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory. | |||||||||||||
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