Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuala Terengganu weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kuala Terengganu: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 271 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuala Nerus (14 km away). In October its highs average 28.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kuala Terengganu, with 387 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuala Terengganu ranks joint 54th of 72 for the warmest October highs and 39th of 72 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 72 cities is 29.2°C; Kuala Terengganu is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 271 mm to 399 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kuala Nerus in OctoberMalaysia · 14 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 387 mm rain
- Pasir Puteh in OctoberMalaysia · 99 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 307 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in OctoberMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 344 mm rain
- Cukai in OctoberMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 218 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in OctoberMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 310 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in OctoberMalaysia · 137 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 310 mm rain
- Kuantan in OctoberMalaysia · 171 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 288 mm rain
- Maran in OctoberMalaysia · 198 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 248 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.