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When to go to Alor Setar

Twelve months of averages for Alor Setar, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Alor Setar has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in January to March.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April to December.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is March (31°C) and the coolest December (29°C). The wettest is November (341 mm) and the driest February (50 mm); about 2,304 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Alor Setar: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Alor Setar

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Alor Setar by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	22°C	113 mm	83%	68%	5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	30°C	22°C	50 mm	79%	58%	5.8	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	31°C	23°C	117 mm	79%	64%	5.9	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	31°C	24°C	158 mm	81%	74%	5.8	31°C	Wet
May	30°C	25°C	202 mm	84%	86%	5.1	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	24°C	155 mm	84%	86%	5	37°C	Wet
July	29°C	24°C	171 mm	84%	87%	4.9	39°C	Wet
August	29°C	24°C	199 mm	84%	87%	5	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	24°C	235 mm	85%	89%	4.8	37°C	Wet
October	29°C	23°C	298 mm	86%	89%	4.6	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	23°C	341 mm	87%	87%	4.3	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	22°C	265 mm	87%	82%	4.2	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

22°C

113 mm

83%

68%

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

30°C

22°C

50 mm

79%

58%

5.8

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

31°C

23°C

117 mm

79%

64%

5.9

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

31°C

24°C

158 mm

81%

74%

5.8

31°C

Wet

May

30°C

25°C

202 mm

84%

86%

5.1

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

24°C

155 mm

84%

86%

37°C

Wet

July

29°C

24°C

171 mm

84%

87%

4.9

39°C

Wet

August

29°C

24°C

199 mm

84%

87%

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

24°C

235 mm

85%

89%

4.8

37°C

Wet

October

29°C

23°C

298 mm

86%

89%

4.6

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

23°C

341 mm

87%

4.3

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

22°C

265 mm

87%

82%

4.2

25°C

Wet