Kuantan weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇾 Malaysia · city break · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Kuantan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with March and April close behind. Kuantan averages about 2,084 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 123 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,084

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

68/100

Rain / year

2,817 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

548k

Elevation

18 m

When is the best time to visit Kuantan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuantan is February, then March and April. The dullest month is January (63/100, 275 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kuantan?

Kuantan gets a moderate 2,084 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 5 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #28 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 44% of the annual 2,817 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Subang Malaysia · 198 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
• Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 202 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
• Johor Bahru Malaysia · 243 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
• Singapore Singapore · 283 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
• Kota Baharu Malaysia · 285 km · best in Feb · 2,337 h sun/yr
• Batam Indonesia · 312 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tioman Malaysia · 150 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Kuala Terengganu Malaysia · 179 km · 2,258 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Malacca Malaysia · 199 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Feb