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The devastating threat of lightning strikes can be further magnified with the knowledge that Malaysia has one of the world's most highest number of lightning days recorded in a year and we are ranked at no 2! Statistics has shown that Malaysia has an average of 204 lightning days which is equivalent to 40 strikes per square kilometer per year.

Top Cities in Malaysia with the Highest Lightning Days Per Annum

1	KLIA Sepang	321 lightning days
2	Bayan Lepas	258 lightning days
3	Sitiawan	257 lightning days
4	Kuching	237 lightning days
5	Malacca	234 lightning days
6	Subang	229 lightning days

Source – Meteorological Department, Malaysia.

Lightning Statistics (2003 – 2005)

West Malaysia			East Malaysia
Pulau Langkawi	126 lightning days		Kudat	93 lightning days
Alor Setar	193 lightning days		Kota Kinabalu	132 lightning days
Butterworth	199 lightning days		Sandakan	165 lightning days
Bayan Lepas	258 lightning days		Tawau	163 lightning days
Ipoh	157 lightning days		Labuan	161 lightning days
Sitiawan	257 lightning days		Miri	114 lightning days
KLIA	321 lightning days		Bintuku	211 lightning days
Subang	229 lightning days		Sibu	100 lightning days
Petaling Jaya	70 lightning days		Sri Aman	209 lightning days
Malacca	234 lightning days		Kuching	250 lightning days
Senai	150 lightning days
Kluang	157 lightning days
Mersing	182 lightning days
Muadzam Shah	195 lightning days
Temerloh	126 lightning days
Kuantan	185 lightning days
Cameron Highlands	97 lightning days
Kuala Trengganu	181 lightning days
Kuala Krai	157 lightning days
Kota Bahru	202 lightning days

Source – Meteorological Department, Malaysia.