Tioman weather in August

In August, Tioman sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 111 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Tioman's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tioman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:05 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tioman reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Tioman

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.

Tioman weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°24417.911.95.1
Feb27° / 26°10011.911.95.8
Mar28° / 26°12215.7125.4
Apr28° / 27°13321.412.14.1
May29° / 27°14522.912.13.9
Jun29° / 27°1232112.24.1
Jul28° / 27°11619.312.14.5
Aug28° / 27°11119.312.14.6
Sep28° / 27°10818.9124.5
Oct28° / 26°18524.911.93.9
Nov28° / 26°34727.911.93.5
Dec27° / 26°44125.311.84.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72872
82872
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112872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tioman gets around 111 mm of rain over 19.3 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 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
455
555
656
757
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1160
1261
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1463
1563
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1966
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3070
3170

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
64060
74060
84159
94258
104258
114357
124456
134555
144753
154852
164951
174951
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195149
205149
215149
225149
235149
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255149
265050
275050
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295050
305050
315050

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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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 7:06 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:067:13
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312.17:067:13
412.17:067:13
512.17:067:13
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.68 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 Tioman

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tioman's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Tioman?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tioman for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tioman in August

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

In August, Tioman sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tioman in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tioman 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 Tioman peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tioman 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 Tioman is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1522 µg/m³Mar 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tioman?

Tioman sits at 2.8°N, 104.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Mersing, 54 km away.

KluangLabisUlu Tiram

Topography around Tioman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tioman has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m around an average of 498 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.

The land around Tioman is covered by trees (100%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
986 m
16 km
1,020 m
80 km
1,017 m
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August weather nearby: Mersing 54 km · Pekan 116 km · Kampung Batu Empat 117 km · Bandar Tenggara 119 km · Kota Tinggi 120 km · Kluang 126 km · Labis 135 km · Ulu Tiram 137 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 Tioman (2.7825°, 104.17°, elevation 0 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).