Bandar Nabawan weather in August

In August, Bandar Nabawan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 158 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bandar Nabawan's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar Nabawan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
83%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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 Bandar Nabawan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bandar Nabawan

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.

Bandar Nabawan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°15921.311.73.9
Feb29° / 21°10816.811.84.0
Mar30° / 21°14020.7123.5
Apr31° / 21°15221.512.13.1
May31° / 21°17924.912.22.9
Jun31° / 21°16122.612.33.1
Jul31° / 21°15322.612.33.2
Aug31° / 21°15823.412.23.0
Sep31° / 21°15123.1123.0
Oct31° / 21°18425.311.92.9
Nov30° / 21°17024.911.83.0
Dec30° / 21°17324.311.73.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bandar Nabawan gets around 158 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
368
468
569
670
770
871
972
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116435
216534
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516435
616435
716435
816336
926137
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1126038
1225939
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2215148
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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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 6:14 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:146:27
212.26:146:27
312.26:146:27
412.26:146:26
512.26:146:26
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.44 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

Is August a good time to visit Bandar Nabawan?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandar Nabawan.

What to pack for Bandar Nabawan in August

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

In August, Bandar Nabawan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandar Nabawan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar Nabawan peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bandar Nabawan 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 Bandar Nabawan is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1737 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar Nabawan?

Bandar Nabawan sits at 5.0°N, 116.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Keningau, 44 km away.

Topography around Bandar Nabawan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar Nabawan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 947 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,575 m.

The land around Bandar Nabawan is covered by trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
947 m
80 km
2,575 m
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August weather nearby: Keningau 44 km · Tambunan 75 km · Beaufort 83 km · Papar 95 km · Kinarut 97 km · Sipitang 97 km · Donggongon 103 km · Ranau 105 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Bandar Nabawan (5.0393°, 116.4274°, elevation 459 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. 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).