Gurun weather in July

In July, Gurun sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 152 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gurun's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gurun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:14 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
85%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Gurun 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 Gurun reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
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How July really feels in Gurun

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.

Gurun weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°8211.911.73.6
Feb33° / 24°8412.411.83.0
Mar33° / 25°16321.1122.6
Apr32° / 25°21226.612.12.3
May32° / 25°21527.112.32.4
Jun32° / 25°15321.812.32.8
Jul31° / 25°1522212.33.0
Aug31° / 25°19224.412.22.8
Sep31° / 25°23126.5122.6
Oct31° / 25°31329.211.92.5
Nov31° / 24°27726.111.72.7
Dec31° / 24°16117.811.73.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gurun gets around 152 mm of rain over 22 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
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1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
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2471
2570
2670
2770
2870
2969
3069
3169

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13268
23466
33565
43565
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143664
153664
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173664
183664
193763
203763
213763
223862
233862
243862
253961
264060
274060
284159
294159
304159
314258

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 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 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 7:11 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:117:31
212.37:127:32
312.37:127:32
412.37:127:32
512.37:127:32
612.37:137:32
712.37:137:32
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912.37:137:33
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Gurun

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Gurun?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gurun.

What to pack for Gurun in July

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

In July, Gurun sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gurun 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Gurun in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Gurun peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gurun 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 Gurun is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1129 µg/m³Feb 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gurun?

Gurun sits at 5.8°N, 100.5°E, 22 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bedong, 11 km away.

Topography around Gurun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurun has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,834 m.

The land around Gurun is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,186 m
80 km
1,834 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Bedong 11 km · Yan Besar 11 km · Sungai Lalang 14 km · Sungai Petani 19 km · Pendang 20 km · Teloi Kanan 23 km · Tokai 25 km · Kota Kuala Muda 28 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 Gurun (5.8172°, 100.4738°, elevation 22 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).