Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 60 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In February its highs average 33.0°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks 1st of 72 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 72 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 72 cities is 29.7°C; Alor Setar is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 60 mm to 132 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alor Setar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| February, selected | 33.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 60 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 132 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 193 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 243 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 184 | 21.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 259 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 28.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 234 | 25.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 129 | 15.6 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Pendang in FebruaryMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in FebruaryMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in FebruaryMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 90 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in FebruaryMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 99 mm rain
- Butterworth in FebruaryMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 90 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in FebruaryMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 102 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in FebruaryMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.3°C · 133 mm rain
- Kulim in FebruaryMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 133 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alor Setar) is explained once on the Alor Setar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.