Kuala Nerus weather in July

In July, Kuala Nerus sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 229 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kuala Nerus's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuala Nerus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:05 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kuala Nerus reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kuala Nerus

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kuala Nerus weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°28423.611.74.1
Feb29° / 23°14417.311.84.3
Mar30° / 23°18718.9123.9
Apr31° / 24°17522.312.13.1
May32° / 25°22526.312.22.5
Jun31° / 25°22725.812.32.6
Jul31° / 24°22926.212.32.7
Aug31° / 24°27527.712.22.6
Sep31° / 24°32727.7122.5
Oct30° / 24°38729.911.92.6
Nov29° / 24°44428.811.82.9
Dec28° / 23°49026.711.73.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
51981
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81783
91783
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kuala Nerus gets around 229 mm of rain over 26.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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984
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1584
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1784
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2185
2285
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2685
2784
2884
2984
3084
3184

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13169
23268
33367
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:027:20
212.37:027:21
312.37:027:21
412.37:037:21
512.37:037:21
612.37:037:21
712.37:037:21
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kuala Nerus

In seasonPeak

In July, Kuala Nerus sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kuala Nerus sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kuala Nerus?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuala Nerus.

What to pack for Kuala Nerus in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Kuala Nerus sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kuala Nerus in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kuala Nerus in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kuala Nerus peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kuala Nerus in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kuala Nerus is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1620 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kuala Nerus?

Kuala Nerus sits at 5.4°N, 103.0°E, 146 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kuala Terengganu, 14 km away.

Topography around Kuala Nerus

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kuala Nerus.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuala Nerus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,537 m.

The land around Kuala Nerus is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
1,537 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kuala Terengganu 14 km · Marang 28 km · Dungun 80 km · Pasir Puteh 86 km · Kuala Krai 93 km · Paka 94 km · Kertih 107 km · Tanah Merah 107 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kuala Nerus (5.3729°, 103.0205°, elevation 146 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).