Malang weather in August

In August, Malang sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 21 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Malang's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Malang is city in East Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
6,122/km²
people per km²
Founded
~760 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Malang reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Malang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°38728.912.43.6
Feb26° / 19°37726.912.33.4
Mar26° / 19°36527.912.13.7
Apr26° / 19°21024.311.84.2
May26° / 18°8715.411.65.7
Jun26° / 18°5010.611.56.4
Jul25° / 17°318.411.66.8
Aug26° / 16°216.411.77.1
Sep26° / 17°438.4126.6
Oct27° / 18°11016.212.25.4
Nov27° / 19°24323.612.44.2
Dec26° / 19°34527.712.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
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83466
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113367
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313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malang gets around 21 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
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2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
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2722
2822
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10286210
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3028639
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251266211
261256311
271246411
281246312
291236412
301236412
311226512

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:465:25
211.75:465:25
311.75:465:25
411.75:455:25
511.75:455:25
611.75:455:25
711.75:455:25
811.75:445:25
911.75:445:26
1011.75:445:26
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1711.75:415:26
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1911.85:405:26
2011.85:405:26
2111.85:395:25
2211.85:395:25
2311.85:385:25
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2711.85:365:25
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Malang

In seasonPeak

None of Malang's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Malang sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Malang's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Malang?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Malang for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malang in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Malang sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Malang in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Malang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malang peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Malang in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Malang is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 25 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1843 µg/m³Sep 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr43Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malang?

Malang sits at 8.0°S, 112.6°E, 452 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pakisaji, 10 km away.

Topography around Malang

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Malang.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,030 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,644 m.

The land around Malang is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
2,030 m
80 km
3,644 m
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August weather nearby: Pakisaji 10 km · Singosari 10 km · Batu 17 km · Lawang 18 km · Kepanjen 18 km · Gongdanglegi Kulon 22 km · Sumberpucung 26 km · Dampit 29 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Malang (-7.9797°, 112.6304°, elevation 452 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).