Kuala Besut
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Kuala Besut | |
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  Kuala Besut Location in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Terengganu |
| District | Besut |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time) |
Kuala Besut is a mukim in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
It is the departure point for boats to the Perhentian Islands. There are a variety of tour operators that tourist can choose for getting to Perhentian Islands. Small shops selling souvenirs of Perhentian Islands are also available around the town.
History[]
World War II[]
Imperial Japanese forces from Kota Bharu successfully invades Kuala Besut on 10 December 1942 in order to capture the airfield on Gong Kedak before proceeding to the capital of Terengganu.
Climate[]
Kuala Besut has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to May and heavy to very heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Kuala Besut | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.7 (87.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 252 (9.9) |
116 (4.6) |
125 (4.9) |
80 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
137 (5.4) |
119 (4.7) |
190 (7.5) |
224 (8.8) |
288 (11.3) |
535 (21.1) |
621 (24.4) |
2,805 (110.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
Gallery[]
Kuala Besut Harbour and Jetty
Kuala Besut river seen from the main bridge
References[]
- ^ "Climate: Kuala Besut". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuala Besut. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kuala Besut. |
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Coordinates: 5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E
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