Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kota Kuala Muda sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 556 mm of rain over about 65 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Kota Kuala Muda's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Kota Kuala Muda has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kota Kuala Muda's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 30°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 26°C
- Rainfall
- 556 mm
- 65 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.5
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.
A typical summer day in Kota Kuala Muda reaches about 30°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Kota Kuala Muda
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.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Kota Kuala Muda 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 26° | 97 | 16 | 11.7 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 30° / 26° | 88 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 30° / 26° | 161 | 22.2 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 30° / 26° | 204 | 27.6 | 12.1 | 2.8 |
| May | 30° / 27° | 231 | 26.3 | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 30° / 27° | 166 | 20.6 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 30° / 26° | 173 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 29° / 26° | 217 | 23.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Sep | 29° / 26° | 242 | 25.6 | 12 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 29° / 26° | 334 | 29 | 11.9 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 29° / 26° | 292 | 27 | 11.7 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 29° / 26° | 167 | 20.1 | 11.7 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kota Kuala Muda gets around 556 mm of rain over 65 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 8 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
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.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kota Kuala Muda
In summer, Kota Kuala Muda overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Kota Kuala Muda sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Is summer a good time to visit Kota Kuala Muda?
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.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kota Kuala Muda.
What to pack for Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kota Kuala Muda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 65 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 30°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | Tropical |
| Feb | 29 | Tropical |
| Mar | 30 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 31 | Tropical |
| Jun | 31 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 29 | Tropical |
UV index in Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
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 Kota Kuala Muda peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near May 20 at about 10 (extreme).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Air quality in Kota Kuala Muda in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kota Kuala Muda 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Moderate |
| Feb | 29 | Moderate |
| Mar | 31 | Moderate |
| Apr | 28 | Moderate |
| May | 27 | Moderate |
| Jun | 28 | Moderate |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 29 | Moderate |
| Sep | 30 | Moderate |
| Oct | 30 | Moderate |
| Nov | 26 | Moderate |
| Dec | 27 | Moderate |
Where is Kota Kuala Muda?
Kota Kuala Muda sits at 5.6°N, 100.4°E, 4 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kepala Batas, 10 km away.
Topography around Kota Kuala Muda
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kota Kuala Muda.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kota Kuala Muda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m.
The land around Kota Kuala Muda is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, water (47%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (42%) within 80 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
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 Kota Kuala Muda (5.5882°, 100.3709°, elevation 4 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.