Bayan Lepas

Bayan Lepas
Bayan Lepas
Coordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
Founded	1956
Municipality established	1976
Area
• City	[[1 E+_m²|estimated 200 km2]] (58.59 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13.1 ft)
Population (2007)
• City	141,000(38th)
• Metro	1,225,501
	(metro pop is a 2000 est)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)

Bayan Lepas , also known as Jamestown, is a town in Penang, Malaysia being home to the Penang International Airport. It has a population of about 141,000 people. Bayan Lepas is the main industrial hub of Penang, being home to the Free Industrial Zone, where factories of many multinational companies are located. Penang International Airport also located at Bayan Lepas. Penang's biggest shopping mall, Queensbay Mall, the Bukit Jambul Complex and Penang island's only Giant Hypermarket are located there. Bayan Lepas is connected to Georgetown via the Bayan Lepas Expressway. Tourist spots include the Snake Temple, War Museum, and the Fisheries Department Aquarium. Many new condominiums, housing estates are all currently under construction in that area. One of the famous and most respectus resident area is Taman Sri Nibong.

Climate

Bayan Lepas features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification. Bayan Lepas has a very lengthy wet season. As is common in several regions with this climate, precipitation is seen even during the short dry season. Temperatures are relatively consistent throughout the course of the year, with average high temperatures around 32 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures around 23 degrees Celsius. Bayan Lepas sees on average roughly 2300 mm of precipitation per year.

Bayan Lepas average rainfall 2013 can be compared with other places in Malaysia via Annual Mean Rainfall Locations In Malaysia 2013

Climate data for Bayan Lepas Precipitation In 2013 (Mean Rainfall : 2002-2012)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30.5 (86.5)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23.2 (73.3)
Precipitation mm (inches)	151 (5.94)	153.8 (6.055)	56 (2.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	360.8 (14.195)
Rainfall mm (inches)	59.8 (2.354)	107.7 (4.24)	182.5 (7.185)	179.1 (7.051)	233.1 (9.177)	162.5 (6.398)	192.5 (7.579)	260.5 (10.256)	282 (11.1)	285.8 (11.252)	239.9 (9.445)	131.1 (5.161)	2,316.5 (91.198)
Source: Malaysian Meteorological Department

Climate data for Bayan Lepas Precipitation In 2012
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Precipitation mm (inches)	21.8 (0.858)	250.4 (9.858)	308.8 (12.157)	166.6 (6.559)	241 (9.49)	44.6 (1.756)	141.8 (5.583)	203.2 (8)	377.8 (14.874)	193.8 (7.63)	252.4 (9.937)	95.8 (3.772)	2,298 (90.474)
Source: Malaysian Meteorological Department

Climate data for Bayan Lepas Precipitation In 2011
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Precipitation mm (inches)	76.6 (3.016)	33.6 (1.323)	402.6 (15.85)	232 (9.13)	162.8 (6.409)	54.3 (2.138)	141.2 (5.559)	172.2 (6.78)	215.6 (8.488)	381.4 (15.016)	294 (11.57)	141 (5.55)	2,307.3 (90.829)
Source: Malaysian Meteorological Department

Principle Meteorological Station - Bayan Lepas

Year	Rainfall
2012	2,298 mm (90.5 in)
2011	2,307.3 mm (90.84 in)
2010	2,092 mm (82.4 in)
2009	2,944 mm (115.9 in)
2008	2,569.8 mm (101.17 in)
2007	2,326 mm (91.6 in)
2006	2,057 mm (81.0 in)
2005	2,071.6 mm (81.56 in)
2004	2,051.7 mm (80.78 in)
2003	2,887.5 mm (113.68 in)
2002	1,876.2 mm (73.87 in)
Source	Department Of Statistics Malaysia