Lundu weather in August

In August, Lundu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 200 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lundu's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lundu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:43 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
80%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Lundu is town in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Density
13/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lundu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Lundu

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.

Lundu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°38628.811.93.2
Feb28° / 24°26524.111.93.4
Mar29° / 24°24127.7123.0
Apr30° / 24°24727.7122.7
May31° / 25°24627.212.12.8
Jun31° / 24°19823.112.13.1
Jul31° / 24°19122.312.13.3
Aug31° / 24°20022.812.13.2
Sep30° / 24°24625.4122.9
Oct30° / 24°31629.1122.8
Nov29° / 24°35629.411.92.7
Dec29° / 24°41629.211.92.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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

Any precipitation

Lundu gets around 200 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 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:446:49
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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 5.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lundu?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lundu.

What to pack for Lundu in August

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

In August, Lundu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lundu 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 22 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lundu 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 Lundu peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lundu 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 Lundu is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 938 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lundu?

Lundu sits at 1.7°N, 109.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bau, 44 km away.

Topography around Lundu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lundu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,649 m.

The land around Lundu is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
673 m
16 km
894 m
80 km
1,649 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Bau 44 km · Kuching 55 km · Siburan 70 km · Kota Sambas 70 km · Tebedu 92 km · Serian 97 km · Bengkayang 104 km · Simunjan 105 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 Lundu (1.6744°, 109.8517°, elevation 9 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. 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).