Batu Pahat weather in August

In August, Batu Pahat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 202 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Batu Pahat's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batu Pahat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
79%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Batu Pahat is town in Johor and district capital of Batu Pahat.

Founded
1894

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Batu Pahat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Batu Pahat

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.

Batu Pahat weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°15019.211.93.9
Feb30° / 25°9514.611.94.0
Mar31° / 25°16421.8123.3
Apr30° / 26°21726.4122.8
May30° / 26°23027.812.12.8
Jun30° / 26°19123.912.13.2
Jul30° / 26°1922412.13.4
Aug30° / 26°20225.212.13.3
Sep30° / 25°19524.8123.2
Oct30° / 25°23226.7123.0
Nov29° / 25°27027.911.92.9
Dec29° / 25°24524.811.93.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Batu Pahat gets around 202 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:127:17
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Batu Pahat?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batu Pahat.

What to pack for Batu Pahat in August

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

In August, Batu Pahat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Batu Pahat in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Batu Pahat 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 Batu Pahat peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Batu Pahat 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 Batu Pahat is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1849 µg/m³Dec 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr34Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batu Pahat?

Batu Pahat sits at 1.9°N, 102.9°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Minyak Beku, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Batu Pahat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batu Pahat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 m.

The land around Batu Pahat is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
1,194 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Kampung Minyak Beku 8.0 km · Parit Sulung 15 km · Parit Raja 20 km · Yong Peng 23 km · Pagoh 37 km · Bakri 38 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Benut Tiga 40 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Sungai Benut 40 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 Batu Pahat (1.8548°, 102.9325°, elevation 7 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. 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).