Kampong Pangkal Kalong weather in August

In August, Kampong Pangkal Kalong sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 213 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kampong Pangkal Kalong's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampong Pangkal Kalong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kampong Pangkal Kalong 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kampong Pangkal Kalong reaches about 32°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 31°C and 33°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 Kampong Pangkal Kalong

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kampong Pangkal Kalong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°17420.211.74.1
Feb30° / 23°8113.311.84.5
Mar31° / 24°11415.7123.8
Apr32° / 25°11818.612.12.9
May33° / 25°1782612.32.3
Jun32° / 25°1832512.32.4
Jul32° / 25°18525.312.32.5
Aug32° / 25°2132612.22.4
Sep32° / 25°24427.6122.3
Oct31° / 25°31029.111.92.4
Nov30° / 24°3842811.72.8
Dec29° / 24°4122611.73.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kampong Pangkal Kalong gets around 213 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:15 PM.

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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kampong Pangkal Kalong

In seasonPeak

In August, Kampong Pangkal Kalong sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kampong Pangkal Kalong sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kampong Pangkal Kalong's rainy season runs August–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kampong Pangkal Kalong?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampong Pangkal Kalong.

What to pack for Kampong Pangkal Kalong in August

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

In August, Kampong Pangkal Kalong sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kampong Pangkal Kalong 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 29 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Kampong Pangkal Kalong in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kampong Pangkal Kalong peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
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Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
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Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kampong Pangkal Kalong 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 Kampong Pangkal Kalong is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 930 µg/m³Feb 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampong Pangkal Kalong?

Kampong Pangkal Kalong sits at 5.9°N, 102.2°E, 31 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Kadok, 10 km away.

Topography around Kampong Pangkal Kalong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampong Pangkal Kalong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Kampong Pangkal Kalong is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
532 m
80 km
1,859 m
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August weather nearby: Kampong Kadok 10 km · Peringat 15 km · Tanah Merah 15 km · Pasir Mas 17 km · Pasir Puteh 22 km · Wakaf Baharu 22 km · Kota Bharu 23 km · Su-ngai Kolok 30 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 Kampong Pangkal Kalong (5.9167°, 102.2167°, elevation 31 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).