Fort Margherita
Fort Margherita is a fort in Kuching, Malaysia. It is one of the 36 sights listed for the country on this site and is ranked 23rd in popularity among Malaysia's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The weather in Kuching features daily highs between 28 °C and 31 °C. The wettest months are January, with about 30 days of rain and 846 mm, and December, with about 29 days of rain and 601 mm. The period with the least rainfall is July, which has about 22 days of rain and 218 mm.
Kuching International Airport is the nearest airport, located 8 km from the site. The fort is 978 km from Kuala Lumpur. Visitors can combine a trip to the fort with a visit to the Kuching Cat Museum, which is 3.4 km away.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 27 °C on average. The wettest is January, with about 846 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Rainfall, mm | 846 | 596 | 368 | 283 | 249 | 225 | 218 | 246 | 290 | 346 | 404 | 601 |
| Rainy days | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
