Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 232 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In August its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 211 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks joint 39th of 72 for the warmest August highs and 71st of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Alor Setar is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 232 mm to 259 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alor Setar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 60 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 132 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 193 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 243 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 184 | 21.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 259 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 28.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 234 | 25.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 129 | 15.6 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Pendang in AugustMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 211 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in AugustMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 192 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in AugustMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 217 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in AugustMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 186 mm rain
- Butterworth in AugustMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 217 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in AugustMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.3°C · 201 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in AugustMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 164 mm rain
- Kulim in AugustMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 164 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alor Setar) is explained once on the Alor Setar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.