Kuala Besut

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Kuala Besut
Kole Besuk (Terengganu Malay)
Kolo Besuk (Kelantan-Pattani Malay)
Town
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi كوالا بسوت
   Chinese 瓜拉勿述(Simplified)
Guālā Wùshù(Hanyu Pinyin)
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Kuala Besut in Besut District
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Kuala Besut
Location of Kuala Besut in Terengganu
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Kuala Besut
Kuala Besut (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 5°50′N102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E / 5.833; 102.567
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
State Flag of Terengganu.svg Terengganu
District Besut
Government
  Type District council
  BodyBesut District Council
Time zone UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)

Kuala Besut is a mukim in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Contents

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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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References

  1. "Climate: Kuala Besut". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

5°50′N102°34′E / 5.833°N 102.567°E / 5.833; 102.567