Tatau weather in August

In August, Tatau sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 214 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tatau's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tatau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
81%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Tatau is human settlement in 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tatau 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 32°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 Tatau

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.

Tatau weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°31627.311.93.0
Feb29° / 24°22423.211.93.2
Mar30° / 24°19924.9123.1
Apr31° / 25°22926.712.12.7
May31° / 25°22124.812.12.8
Jun31° / 25°20121.812.23.1
Jul31° / 24°18921.612.23.2
Aug31° / 24°21423.112.13.1
Sep31° / 24°23524.8122.9
Oct30° / 24°28828.311.92.7
Nov30° / 24°30528.711.92.6
Dec30° / 24°3652911.82.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
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71882
81882
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101783
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tatau gets around 214 mm of rain over 23.1 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 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
669
769
870
970
1071
1171
1272
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1473
1574
1674
1775
1875
1976
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2177
2278
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2680
2781
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3082
3182

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102971
202971
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402971
502971
602971
702971
802971
902872
1002872
1112970
1212970
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2013069
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2203070
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2503169
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2903169
3003268
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:316:38
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412.16:316:38
512.16:316:38
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712.16:316:38
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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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Tatau

In seasonPeak

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

Tatau 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 Tatau?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tatau.

What to pack for Tatau in August

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

In August, Tatau 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 Tatau 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 27 km away) is warmest in May 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 Tatau in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tatau peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tatau 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 Tatau is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1418 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tatau?

Tatau sits at 2.9°N, 112.8°E, 22 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bintulu, 38 km away.

Topography around Tatau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tatau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Tatau is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
612 m
80 km
1,068 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bintulu 38 km · Sebauh 53 km · Selangau 71 km · Mukah 84 km · Dalat 88 km · Kapit 99 km · Belaga 106 km · Kanowit 117 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 Tatau (2.8833°, 112.85°, elevation 22 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).