Climate averages 1991–2020
Cukai weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Cukai: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes August a wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (50 km away). In August its highs average 29.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Cukai, with 190 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Cukai ranks joint 59th of 72 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Cukai is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 107 mm to 121 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
Cukai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 324 | 23.4 | 11.912 h |
| February | 27.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 140 | 17.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 28.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 171 | 20.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 143 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 135 | 23.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 29.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 103 | 20.5 | 12.412 h |
| July | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 102 | 21.2 | 12.312 h |
| August, selected | 29.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 107 | 21.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 121 | 21.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 218 | 26.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 27.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 461 | 28.4 | 11.912 h |
| December | 26.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 585 | 26.1 | 11.912 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
- Kuantan in AugustMalaysia · 50 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 190 mm rain
- Maran in AugustMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 164 mm rain
- Kuala Terengganu in AugustMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 155 mm rain
- Kuala Nerus in AugustMalaysia · 132 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 275 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in AugustMalaysia · 196 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 223 mm rain
- Pasir Puteh in AugustMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 204 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in AugustMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 159 mm rain
- Ampang in AugustMalaysia · 220 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 214 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 Cukai) is explained once on the Cukai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.