Cherating

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Cherating

Cherating is a beach town in Pahang, Malaysia, located about 47 km north of Kuantan. It is the location of Asia’s first Club Mediterranee ("Club Med").

Cherating also houses a cultural village and a turtle sanctuary. The turtles lay their eggs between July and August.

[edit] Climate

Cherating is one of the wettest place in Malaysia with heavy rainfall all year round. 2010 is the driest but still exceeds 2000mm of rain while 2011 is the wettest by far as recorded by Department Of Irrigation & Drainage Malaysia

Climate data for Cherating (2011)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Rainfall mm (inches)	693 (27.28)	278 (10.94)	1111 (43.74)	231 (9.09)	728 (28.66)	518 (20.39)	399 (15.71)	445 (17.52)	502 (19.76)	992.8 (39.087)	1058 (41.65)	605 (23.82)	7,560.8 (297.669)
Source: Department Of Irrigation & Drainage Malaysia - Cherating http://infobanjir.water.gov.my/

Climate data for Cherating (2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Rainfall mm (inches)	162 (6.38)	104 (4.09)	174 (6.85)	143 (5.63)	185 (7.28)	269 (10.59)	172 (6.77)	313 (12.32)	212 (8.35)	287 (11.3)	486 (19.13)	531 (20.91)	3,038 (119.61)
Source: Department Of Irrigation & Drainage Malaysia - Cherating http://infobanjir.water.gov.my/

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Villages	Cherating FELDA Mempaga FELDA New Zealand Janda Baik Kampung Awah Sri Jaya FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2

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ECER Pahang	Bandar Indera Mahkota • Bandar Muadzam Shah • Bandar Pusat Jengka • Bandar Tun Abdul Razak • Bera Lake • Chini Lake • Cherating • East Coast Expressway • Gambang • Gebeng • Genting Highlands • Jerantut • Kuantan • Kuantan Port • Pekan • Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport • Tioman Island • University of Malaysia Pahang • Taman Negara

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