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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Putatan

Putatan climate by month

Tropical rainforest · AfBest Jan–Mar
Annual mean27°day and night
Seasonal swing1°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation2,457 mm292 wet days a year
5.93° N, 116.06° EElevation 6 mUTC+8 · Malaysia Time
When to goPutatan · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec37October
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low29° / 25°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Putatan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af): .

The warmest month is June, when afternoons average 30° and nights 26°. January is the coolest month, with highs of 28° and lows of 25°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 1°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.

About 2,457 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. December is the wettest month (194 mm, 29 wet days) and February the driest (85 mm, 18 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 43% in March to 66% in October.

The sea reaches about 30° in June. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.

Compared with Kuala Lumpur, the capital, Putatan is 1° cooler on a June afternoon and receives less precipitation over the year.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
30° · June
Coldest nights
24° · February
Wettest month
December
Driest month
February
Clearest skies
March · 43% cloud
Warmest sea
30° · June
Longest day
12 h 28 min
Shortest day
11 h 47 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature line

Temperature curve

Average high, low and sea
24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
12121213JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Putatan by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high28°28°29°29°29°30°29°30°29°29°28°28°
Average low25°24°25°26°26°26°25°25°25°25°25°25°
Precipitation141 mm85 mm104 mm146 mm249 mm239 mm248 mm227 mm257 mm309 mm258 mm194 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)251818.319.824.524.224272628.328.228.5
Cloud cover55%49%43%44%58%61%62%60%62%66%62%57%
Sea temperature28°27°28°29°30°30°30°30°30°30°29°29°
Daylight11h 4911h 5612h 0512h 1512h 2312h 2812h 2612h 1912h 0912h 0011h 5111h 47
Month score454646443735353636374043