Kuala Belait

City in Brunei: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Kuala Belait at Night (18623608099)

Kuala Belait at Night (18623608099): IQRemix from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Kuala Belait is a city in Brunei, in Belait. About 31,178 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Brunei in our atlas.

It lies at 4.58° N, 114.23° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Brunei time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Kuala Belait. Green dots: other major cities of Brunei. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Kuala Belait has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 24°C (74°F). Around 2,976 mm (117 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

28°24°Jan33428°24°Feb16428°24°Mar16329°25°Apr21029°25°May22629°25°Jun23529°24°Jul22529°24°Aug21429°24°Sep22828°24°Oct29928°24°Nov31928°24°Dec359mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Kuala Belait at Night (18623608099): IQRemix from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)