Malinau weather in August

In August, Malinau sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 274 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Malinau's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malinau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
77%
2nd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Malinau is capital of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Malinau reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Malinau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Malinau weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25027.411.82.8
Feb31° / 22°22024.711.92.7
Mar31° / 22°27528.9122.5
Apr31° / 23°28228.512.12.4
May31° / 23°31529.712.22.3
Jun31° / 22°26727.612.22.5
Jul31° / 22°26627.812.22.6
Aug31° / 22°27428.112.12.5
Sep31° / 22°28428.2122.4
Oct31° / 22°3042911.92.4
Nov31° / 22°28828.711.82.3
Dec31° / 22°30829.311.82.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52377
62377
72377
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102377
112278
122278
132278
142278
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222179
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242179
252179
262278
272377
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302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malinau gets around 274 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
787
887
987
1087
1188
1288
1388
1489
1589
1690
1790
1891
1991
2092
2193
2293
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2494
2594
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18614
28515
38515
48515
58416
68416
78515
88515
98515
108614
118713
128713
138812
148911
158911
169010
179010
18919
19919
20919
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
31919

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:24
212.26:156:24
312.26:156:24
412.26:156:24
512.16:156:24
612.16:156:24
712.16:156:23
812.16:156:23
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1212.16:146:22
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2112.16:136:20
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2612.16:126:18
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3112.16:116:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Malinau

In seasonPeak

In August, Malinau sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Malinau sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Malinau?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malinau.

What to pack for Malinau in August

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

In August, Malinau sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malinau in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malinau peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malinau?

Malinau sits at 3.6°N, 116.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tarakan, 112 km away.

Topography around Malinau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malinau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,829 m.

The land around Malinau is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,829 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Tarakan 112 km · Tanjung Selor 117 km · Nunukan 129 km · Tawau 158 km · Bandar Nabawan 163 km · Lawas 195 km · Keningau 201 km · Sipitang 204 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 Malinau (3.5886°, 116.6239°, elevation 5 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). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).