Hulu Yam Lama weather in August

In August, Hulu Yam Lama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 159 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hulu Yam Lama's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hulu Yam Lama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:14 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Hulu Yam Lama is human settlement in Malaysia.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hulu Yam Lama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Hulu Yam Lama

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.

Hulu Yam Lama weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17819.911.84.0
Feb30° / 22°13716.611.93.7
Mar31° / 22°22123.5123.1
Apr30° / 22°26026.912.12.8
May30° / 22°21024.712.23.1
Jun30° / 22°13920.112.23.6
Jul30° / 22°13420.312.23.8
Aug30° / 22°15921.612.13.6
Sep30° / 22°18022.8123.4
Oct29° / 22°26925.111.93.2
Nov29° / 22°33327.511.83.0
Dec29° / 22°24924.711.83.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hulu Yam Lama gets around 159 mm of rain over 21.6 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 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
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560
661
762
863
964
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1572
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2176
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3076
3176

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11783
21684
31684
41684
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101387
111387
121288
131189
141189
151090
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20892
21892
22892
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24793
25793
26793
27793
28892
29892
30892
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:157:24
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hulu Yam Lama

In seasonPeak

In August, Hulu Yam Lama sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hulu Yam Lama 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 August a good time to visit Hulu Yam Lama?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hulu Yam Lama.

What to pack for Hulu Yam Lama in August

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

In August, Hulu Yam Lama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hulu Yam Lama in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Hulu Yam Lama in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hulu Yam Lama peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Hulu Yam Lama in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hulu Yam Lama is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hulu Yam Lama?

Hulu Yam Lama sits at 3.5°N, 101.6°E, 41 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bukit Beruntung, 10 km away.

Topography around Hulu Yam Lama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hulu Yam Lama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,817 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,155 m.

The land around Hulu Yam Lama is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
1,817 m
80 km
2,155 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Bukit Beruntung 10 km · Serendah 11 km · Kuala Kubu Baharu 12 km · Rawang 16 km · Bandar Country Homes 19 km · Selayang Baru Utara 22 km · Ladang Seri Kundang 23 km · Kuang 24 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 Hulu Yam Lama (3.4537°, 101.6413°, 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. 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).