Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuantan weather
in September.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Kuantan: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 214 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes September a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cukai (50 km away). In September its highs average 28.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kuantan, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuantan ranks joint 28th of 72 for the warmest September highs and joint 41st of 72 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 72 cities is 29.6°C; Kuantan is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 214 mm to 288 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Cukai in SeptemberMalaysia · 50 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 121 mm rain
- Maran in SeptemberMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 181 mm rain
- Kuala Terengganu in SeptemberMalaysia · 171 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 194 mm rain
- Kuala Nerus in SeptemberMalaysia · 177 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 327 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in SeptemberMalaysia · 187 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 180 mm rain
- Ampang in SeptemberMalaysia · 188 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 234 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in SeptemberMalaysia · 189 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 217 mm rain
- Setapak in SeptemberMalaysia · 190 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 234 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.