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Kuala Besut
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|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوالا بسوت |
| • Chinese | 瓜拉勿述 (
Simplified) Guālā Wùshù ( Hanyu Pinyin) |
 | |
 Kuala Besut in Besut District | |
  Kuala Besut Location of Kuala Besut in
Terengganu  Kuala Besut Kuala Besut (Malaysia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E | |
| Country |
Malaysia |
| State |
Terengganu |
| District | Besut |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Besut District Council |
| 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.
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
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Kuala Besut Harbour and Jetty -
Kuala Besut river seen from the main bridge
- ^ "Climate: Kuala Besut". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
State of
Terengganu | |
|---|---|
Capital:
Kuala Terengganu | |
| Topics | |
| Society | |
| Administrative divisions | |
5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E
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Kuala Besut
| |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوالا بسوت |
| • Chinese | 瓜拉勿述 (
Simplified) Guālā Wùshù ( Hanyu Pinyin) |
|
| |
|
Kuala Besut in Besut District | |
Kuala Besut Location of Kuala Besut in
Terengganu Kuala Besut Kuala Besut (Malaysia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E | |
| Country |
Malaysia |
| State |
Terengganu |
| District | Besut |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Besut District Council |
| 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.
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
-
Kuala Besut Harbour and Jetty
-
Kuala Besut river seen from the main bridge
- ^ "Climate: Kuala Besut". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
State of
Terengganu | |
|---|---|
Capital:
Kuala Terengganu | |
| Topics | |
| Society | |
| Administrative divisions | |
5°50′N 102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E
|
| This article about a location in the Sultanate of Terengganu is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |