Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuala Terengganu weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kuala Terengganu: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 155 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuala Nerus (14 km away). In August its highs average 29.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kuala Terengganu, with 275 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuala Terengganu ranks joint 19th of 72 for the warmest August highs and 20th of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Kuala Terengganu is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 155 mm to 194 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
Kuala Terengganu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 208 | 21.9 | 11.812 h |
| February | 27.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 97 | 15.7 | 11.912 h |
| March | 29.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 130 | 17.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 104 | 18.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 129 | 21.5 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 135 | 21.9 | 12.412 h |
| July | 30.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 137 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 155 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 194 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 271 | 28.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 27.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 399 | 28.0 | 11.912 h |
| December | 27.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 422 | 25.8 | 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
- Kuala Nerus in AugustMalaysia · 14 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 275 mm rain
- Pasir Puteh in AugustMalaysia · 99 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 204 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in AugustMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 223 mm rain
- Cukai in AugustMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 107 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in AugustMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in AugustMalaysia · 137 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Kuantan in AugustMalaysia · 171 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 190 mm rain
- Maran in AugustMalaysia · 198 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.8°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 Kuala Terengganu) is explained once on the Kuala Terengganu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.