Kampung Sungai Ara weather in August

In August, Kampung Sungai Ara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 201 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 3% 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 Kampung Sungai Ara's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampung Sungai Ara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kampung Sungai Ara 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 Kampung Sungai Ara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°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 Kampung Sungai Ara

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.

Kampung Sungai Ara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°12720.311.74.0
Feb30° / 26°10017.711.83.9
Mar30° / 26°17023.4123.3
Apr30° / 26°20727.912.12.7
May30° / 26°22826.112.22.9
Jun30° / 27°16020.412.33.4
Jul30° / 26°1642112.33.5
Aug30° / 26°20122.812.23.4
Sep29° / 26°22825.1123.2
Oct29° / 26°33129.111.92.9
Nov29° / 26°31728.211.83.0
Dec29° / 26°21423.311.73.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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

Any precipitation

Kampung Sungai Ara gets around 201 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:18 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kampung Sungai Ara

In seasonPeak

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

Kampung Sungai Ara sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kampung Sungai Ara?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampung Sungai Ara.

What to pack for Kampung Sungai Ara in August

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

In August, Kampung Sungai Ara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kampung Sungai Ara 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 17 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
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kampung Sungai Ara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Kampung Sungai Ara peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 18UV 14Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kampung Sungai Ara 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 Kampung Sungai Ara is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Nov 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampung Sungai Ara?

Kampung Sungai Ara sits at 5.3°N, 100.3°E, 21 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Relau, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Kampung Sungai Ara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampung Sungai Ara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m.

The land around Kampung Sungai Ara is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
465 m
16 km
818 m
80 km
1,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Relau 1.0 km · Bayan Lepas 3.0 km · Balik Pulau 5.0 km · Paya Terubong 5.0 km · Kampung Teluk Kumbar 5.0 km · Glugor 6.0 km · Kampung Sungai Glugur 6.0 km · Bukit Gemuroh 8.0 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 Kampung Sungai Ara (5.327°, 100.2735°, elevation 21 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).