Sitiawan weather in August

In August, Sitiawan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 163 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 2% 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 Sitiawan's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitiawan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:17 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Sitiawan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Sitiawan

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.

Sitiawan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°21025.711.83.3
Feb30° / 25°15422.111.93.3
Mar30° / 25°21327.2122.9
Apr30° / 26°23528.412.12.6
May31° / 26°2042612.22.8
Jun31° / 26°13419.912.23.4
Jul30° / 25°13620.812.23.5
Aug30° / 25°16322.412.13.3
Sep30° / 25°20924.1123.1
Oct30° / 25°28227.611.92.9
Nov29° / 25°35628.811.82.8
Dec29° / 25°29827.811.83.1

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 (%)
11486
21387
31387
41387
51189
61189
71189
81189
91090
101090
111090
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131090
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sitiawan gets around 163 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
564
664
765
866
967
1069
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1271
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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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 7:15 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:187:29
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1212.27:177:27
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Sitiawan

In seasonPeak

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

Sitiawan 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 Sitiawan?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sitiawan.

What to pack for Sitiawan in August

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

In August, Sitiawan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sitiawan 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 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sitiawan 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 Sitiawan peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 19UV 14Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Sitiawan 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 Sitiawan is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1325 µg/m³Nov 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sitiawan?

Sitiawan sits at 4.2°N, 100.7°E, 9 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Seri Manjung, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sitiawan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitiawan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,873 m.

The land around Sitiawan is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Seri Manjung 4.0 km · Lumut 8.0 km · Pantai Remis 28 km · Parit 38 km · Teluk Intan 42 km · Hutan Melintang 46 km · Batu Gajah 47 km · Kampar 51 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 Sitiawan (4.2168°, 100.6996°, 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. 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).