Belaga weather in August

In August, Belaga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 223 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Belaga's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
81%
3rd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 Belaga 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 28°C and 33°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 Belaga

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.

Belaga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°33726.811.93.0
Feb30° / 22°28023.311.93.0
Mar30° / 22°26826.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°28527.512.12.6
May31° / 23°24126.112.12.8
Jun31° / 22°20822.412.23.2
Jul31° / 22°19421.512.13.3
Aug31° / 22°22323.412.13.1
Sep31° / 22°24725.3122.8
Oct30° / 22°30628.511.92.7
Nov30° / 22°33428.811.92.6
Dec30° / 22°35728.411.82.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Belaga gets around 223 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 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
368
468
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770
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971
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3184

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11945
21945
31945
41945
51945
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111945
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270964
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Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:276:34
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412.16:276:34
512.16:276:34
612.16:276:34
712.16:276:34
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2612.16:246:28
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2912.16:246:27
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3112.16:236:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Belaga?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belaga.

What to pack for Belaga in August

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

In August, Belaga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belaga 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 Belaga peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belaga?

Belaga sits at 2.7°N, 113.8°E, 75 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sebauh, 74 km away.

KapitNiahBeluruSelangauMarudi

Topography around Belaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m.

The land around Belaga is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,973 m
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August weather nearby: Sebauh 74 km · Bintulu 98 km · Tatau 106 km · Kapit 123 km · Niah 129 km · Beluru 147 km · Selangau 163 km · Marudi 175 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 Belaga (2.7°, 113.7833°, elevation 75 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).