Betong weather in July

In July, Betong sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 158 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Betong's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:37 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
77%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Betong is human settlement in Malaysia.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Betong reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Betong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Betong weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°32827.511.92.8
Feb30° / 23°26523122.9
Mar31° / 24°25626.4122.7
Apr31° / 24°24626.9122.5
May32° / 24°22025.412.12.6
Jun31° / 24°17220.412.13.1
Jul31° / 24°15818.412.13.3
Aug31° / 24°17319.9123.1
Sep31° / 24°23424.1122.8
Oct31° / 24°27228.1122.5
Nov31° / 24°29528.811.92.4
Dec30° / 24°32928.711.92.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42278
52278
62377
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112476
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Betong gets around 158 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106436
206535
306535
416534
516633
616732
716732
816831
916831
1016930
1116930
1217029
1307129
1407129
1507129
1607228
1707228
1817128
1917128
2017227
2117227
2217326
2317326
2427325
2527325
2627424
2727424
2827424
2927523
3027523
3127523

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July 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 July. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:356:40
212.16:356:40
312.16:356:40
412.16:356:40
512.16:366:40
612.16:366:41
712.16:366:41
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1112.16:376:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in August across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Betong?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Betong.

What to pack for Betong in July

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

In July, Betong sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Betong in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Betong in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Betong peaks around March 11 at about 15 (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 11UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Betong in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Betong is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1326 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Betong?

Betong sits at 1.4°N, 111.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sri Aman, 18 km away.

Topography around Betong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Betong is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
553 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Sri Aman 18 km · Engkilili 34 km · Saratok 42 km · Pakan 57 km · Maradong 77 km · Sarikei 80 km · Julau 82 km · Simunjan 85 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 Betong (1.4°, 111.5167°, elevation 41 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).