Cukai weather in June

In June, Cukai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 103 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Cukai's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cukai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Cukai is human settlement in Malaysia.

Density
165/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Cukai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Cukai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cukai weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°32323.311.84.4
Feb27° / 25°13817.611.95.1
Mar28° / 26°17120.2124.9
Apr28° / 26°1432312.14.0
May29° / 27°13523.912.23.7
Jun29° / 27°10320.612.24.1
Jul28° / 26°10221.212.24.2
Aug28° / 26°10721.712.14.2
Sep28° / 26°12121124.2
Oct28° / 26°21826.511.93.7
Nov27° / 26°46128.411.83.5
Dec27° / 25°58526.111.83.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
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102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Cukai gets around 103 mm of rain over 20.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
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473
572
672
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872
971
1071
1170
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1468
1568
1667
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1867
1967
2067
2167
2267
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2568
2668
2769
2870
2970
3070

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the miserable band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131585
141585
151585
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201882
211981
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232278
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252476
262674
272773
282971
293070
303268

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:577:11
212.26:577:11
312.26:577:11
412.26:577:11
512.26:577:11
612.26:587:12
712.26:587:12
812.26:587:12
912.26:587:12
1012.26:587:13
1112.26:587:13
1212.26:597:13
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Cukai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cukai's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Cukai?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Cukai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cukai in June

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

In June, Cukai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cukai in June

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Cukai in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cukai peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cukai in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cukai is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Nov 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cukai?

Cukai sits at 4.3°N, 103.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kertih, 30 km away.

Topography around Cukai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cukai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,516 m.

The land around Cukai is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
1,516 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
June weather nearby: Kertih 30 km · Paka 43 km · Kuantan 50 km · Dungun 58 km · Pekan 85 km · Kampung Perak 101 km · Maran 103 km · Marang 109 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 Cukai (4.25°, 103.4167°, elevation 12 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). 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).