Mentakab weather in August

In August, Mentakab sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 91 mm of rain across 19.5 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 33°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 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 Mentakab's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mentakab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Mentakab is town in Pahang Darul Makmur, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mentakab reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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 Mentakab

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.

Mentakab 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
Jan31° / 23°10615.911.83.7
Feb33° / 23°591111.93.3
Mar33° / 24°11217.5122.6
Apr34° / 24°11121.312.12.2
May34° / 25°1092112.22.2
Jun34° / 24°7917.512.22.5
Jul33° / 24°781812.22.7
Aug33° / 24°9119.512.12.5
Sep33° / 24°9319.8122.5
Oct33° / 24°14122.411.92.4
Nov31° / 23°19725.711.82.7
Dec30° / 23°1802211.83.3

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

Mentakab gets around 91 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 68% 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 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 93% 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 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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

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 7:12 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:127:21
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mentakab?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mentakab.

What to pack for Mentakab in August

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

In August, Mentakab sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mentakab 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 Mentakab peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mentakab 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 Mentakab 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 Mentakab?

Mentakab sits at 3.5°N, 102.3°E, 43 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Temerluh, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Mentakab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mentakab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,114 m.

The land around Mentakab is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
2,114 m
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August weather nearby: Temerluh 9.0 km · Maran 48 km · Bentong Town 49 km · Bentung 50 km · Kampung Perak 50 km · Jerantut 50 km · Raub 64 km · FELDA Chini 67 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 Mentakab (3.4854°, 102.3484°, elevation 43 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. 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).