Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuala Terengganu weather
in December.
A warm, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Kuala Terengganu: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 422 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes December a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuala Nerus (14 km away). In December its highs average 26.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kuala Terengganu, with 490 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuala Terengganu ranks 70th of 72 for the warmest December highs and 68th of 72 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 72 cities is 28.5°C; Kuala Terengganu is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 422 mm to 208 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Kuala Terengganu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 208 | 21.9 | 11.812 h |
| February | 27.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 97 | 15.7 | 11.912 h |
| March | 29.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 130 | 17.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 104 | 18.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 129 | 21.5 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 135 | 21.9 | 12.412 h |
| July | 30.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 137 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| August | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 155 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 194 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 271 | 28.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 27.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 399 | 28.0 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 27.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 422 | 25.8 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Kuala Nerus in DecemberMalaysia · 14 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 490 mm rain
- Pasir Puteh in DecemberMalaysia · 99 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 471 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in DecemberMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 381 mm rain
- Cukai in DecemberMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 585 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in DecemberMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 412 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in DecemberMalaysia · 137 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 412 mm rain
- Kuantan in DecemberMalaysia · 171 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 345 mm rain
- Maran in DecemberMalaysia · 198 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 273 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 Kuala Terengganu) is explained once on the Kuala Terengganu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.