Pendang weather in August

In August, Pendang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 211 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 2% 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 Pendang's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pendang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:16 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 Pendang 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 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Pendang

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.

Pendang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°689.711.73.5
Feb34° / 24°671011.82.7
Mar34° / 25°15518.6122.3
Apr33° / 25°22025.412.12.3
May32° / 25°23726.612.32.4
Jun32° / 25°16921.712.32.8
Jul31° / 25°17422.312.33.0
Aug31° / 24°21123.912.22.8
Sep31° / 24°25426.3122.6
Oct31° / 24°32829.211.92.5
Nov31° / 24°26425.411.72.8
Dec31° / 24°16016.411.73.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81288
91288
101288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pendang gets around 211 mm of rain over 23.9 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 78% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
569
670
771
872
973
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142278
152278
162278
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192476
202476
212476
222575
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242575
252575
262674
272674
282674
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 7:16 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:167:32
212.37:167:32
312.37:167:32
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512.27:167:31
612.27:167:31
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pendang

In seasonPeak

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

Pendang sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pendang?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pendang.

What to pack for Pendang in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pendang 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 18 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
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pendang 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 Pendang peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pendang 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 Pendang is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1129 µg/m³Feb 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pendang?

Pendang sits at 6.0°N, 100.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Tokai, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pendang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pendang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,840 m.

The land around Pendang is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
1,840 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Tokai 9.0 km · Kampung Alor Mengkudu 14 km · Alor Setar 19 km · Gurun 20 km · Pokok Sena 20 km · Kuala Kedah 23 km · Anak Bukit 24 km · Yan Besar 25 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 Pendang (5.9952°, 100.4788°, elevation 8 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).