Gua Musang in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Gua Musang sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 633 mm of rain over about 77 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Gua Musang's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gua Musang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
633 mm
77 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
2.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Gua Musang in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Gua Musang reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Gua Musang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gua Musang weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13116.811.74.4
Feb30° / 21°701211.84.2
Mar32° / 22°12816123.3
Apr33° / 23°1582012.12.7
May32° / 23°23226.712.22.3
Jun31° / 22°20325.412.32.6
Jul31° / 22°2002512.32.7
Aug31° / 22°23126.212.22.6
Sep31° / 22°25227.3122.5
Oct30° / 22°29128.711.92.6
Nov29° / 22°27127.311.83.0
Dec28° / 21°24822.811.73.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Gua Musang gets around 633 mm of rain over 77 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 3 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Gua Musang?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gua Musang.

What to pack for Gua Musang in Summer

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

In summer, Gua Musang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 77 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gua Musang in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Gua Musang peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gua Musang in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gua Musang is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1818 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gua Musang?

Gua Musang sits at 4.9°N, 102.0°E, 90 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kuala Krai, 76 km away.

Topography around Gua Musang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gua Musang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Gua Musang is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,456 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Kuala Krai 76 km · Kuala Lipis 78 km · Cameron Highlands 81 km · Kampung Jeli 92 km · Bercham 96 km · Chemor 96 km · Sungai Siput 102 km · Ipoh 104 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 Gua Musang (4.8844°, 101.9686°, elevation 90 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.