Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuantan weather
in April.
A hot, wet month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Kuantan: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 156 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes April a wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 12 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cukai (50 km away). In April its highs average 29.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kuantan, with 143 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuantan ranks joint 31st of 72 for the warmest April highs and 13th of 72 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Kuantan is level with that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 156 mm to 195 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Kuantan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 193 | 19.5 | 11.912 h |
| February | 28.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 84 | 13.7 | 12.012 h |
| March | 29.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 143 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 30.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 156 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 195 | 26.1 | 12.312 h |
| June | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 169 | 23.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 29.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 164 | 23.2 | 12.312 h |
| August | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 190 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 29.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 214 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 288 | 27.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 331 | 28.7 | 11.912 h |
| December | 27.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 345 | 25.0 | 11.912 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
April in nearby cities
- Cukai in AprilMalaysia · 50 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 143 mm rain
- Maran in AprilMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 204 mm rain
- Kuala Terengganu in AprilMalaysia · 171 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Kuala Nerus in AprilMalaysia · 177 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 175 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in AprilMalaysia · 187 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 260 mm rain
- Ampang in AprilMalaysia · 188 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 296 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in AprilMalaysia · 189 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 294 mm rain
- Setapak in AprilMalaysia · 190 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 296 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 Kuantan) is explained once on the Kuantan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.