Climate averages 1991–2020
Malacca weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 8th 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 Malacca: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 193 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Muar (40 km away). In August its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Malacca, with 185 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Malacca ranks joint 68th of 72 for the warmest August highs and 49th of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Malacca is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 193 mm to 189 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
Malacca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 114 | 16.4 | 12.012 h |
| February | 29.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 77 | 12.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 150 | 22.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 206 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 217 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| June | 29.2°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 181 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| July | 28.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 185 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| August, selected | 28.7°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 193 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| September | 28.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 189 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 221 | 25.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 271 | 27.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 218 | 24.3 | 12.012 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
- Muar in AugustMalaysia · 40 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 185 mm rain
- Pagoh in AugustMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 156 mm rain
- Port Dickson in AugustMalaysia · 61 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 210 mm rain
- Seremban in AugustMalaysia · 68 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 200 mm rain
- Parit Sulung in AugustMalaysia · 76 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 196 mm rain
- Sepang in AugustMalaysia · 78 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 170 mm rain
- Batu Pahat in AugustMalaysia · 86 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 201 mm rain
- Kajang in AugustMalaysia · 102 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 185 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 Malacca) is explained once on the Malacca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.