Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in July.
A hot, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 190 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In July its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 174 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks joint 37th of 72 for the warmest July highs and 65th of 72 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Alor Setar is level with that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 190 mm to 232 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Pendang in JulyMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 174 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in JulyMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 152 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in JulyMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 173 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in JulyMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 148 mm rain
- Butterworth in JulyMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 173 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in JulyMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.5°C · 164 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in JulyMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 128 mm rain
- Kulim in JulyMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 128 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.