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Satellite view of Tanjung Rhu Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Tanjung Rhu Beach

MalaysiaMalaysia · Andaman Sea

6.4563, 99.8231 · Tanjung Rhu, 1 km

  • 31°Sea · May
  • 32°High · March
  • 7.9 hSunshine · February
The dot marks Tanjung Rhu Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Tanjung Rhu Beach in October

  • 29°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
  • 29°CSea temperature
  • 5.0 hSunshine a day
  • 29 daysRainy days in the month304 mm in total
  • 11 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 9Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 18 kmAirport: Langkawi International Airport (LGK)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.7 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 29.4 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaMay and June31 °C
Most sunshineFebruary and March8 h of sun a day
Least rainJanuary and February36 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan28°7 h77 mm
  2. Feb29°8 h36 mm
  3. Mar30°8 h115 mm
  4. Apr30°7 h166 mm
  5. May31°6 h207 mm
  6. Jun30°6 h176 mm
  7. Jul30°6 h194 mm
  8. Aug30°6 h225 mm
  9. Sep30°5 h257 mm
  10. Oct29°5 h304 mm
  11. Nov29°5 h268 mm
  12. Dec29°5 h174 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
29°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 28°Feb: 29°Mar: 30°Apr: 30°May: 31°Jun: 30°Jul: 30°Aug: 30°Sep: 30°Oct: 29°Nov: 29°Dec: 29°31°28°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
25°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 26 °C (High 30° / Low 23°)Feb: 27 °C (High 31° / Low 23°)Mar: 28 °C (High 32° / Low 25°)Apr: 29 °C (High 31° / Low 26°)May: 28 °C (High 30° / Low 27°)Jun: 28 °C (High 30° / Low 26°)Jul: 28 °C (High 29° / Low 26°)Aug: 28 °C (High 29° / Low 26°)Sep: 27 °C (High 29° / Low 26°)Oct: 27 °C (High 29° / Low 25°)Nov: 27 °C (High 29° / Low 25°)Dec: 26 °C (High 29° / Low 24°)29°26°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm100 mm200 mm300 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 77 mmFeb: 36 mm36Mar: 115 mmApr: 166 mmMay: 207 mmJun: 176 mmJul: 194 mmAug: 225 mmSep: 257 mmOct: 304 mm304Nov: 268 mmDec: 174 mm

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 6.6 hFeb: 7.9 h7.9Mar: 7.7 hApr: 7.4 hMay: 6.3 hJun: 6.2 hJul: 5.9 hAug: 5.8 hSep: 5.2 hOct: 5.0 hNov: 4.9 h4.9Dec: 4.9 h4.9

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Tanjung Rhu Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Tanjung Rhu Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January3023287796.615
February3123293677.914
March322530115147.711
April312630166227.49
Maywarmest sea302731207266.39
June302630176236.210
July292630194245.910
August292630225255.811
September292630257275.211
October292529304295.011
November292529268274.911
December292429174204.915

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Tanjung Rhu Beach: Jalan Tanjung Rhu, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia - panoramio - jetsun (16)
Photo: jetsun · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Tanjung Rhu Beach: Jalan Tanjung Rhu, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia - panoramio - jetsun (15)
Photo: jetsun · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Tanjung Rhu Beach: Sunset Langkawi - panoramio
Photo: Maris Teteris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER20 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202011 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.120 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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