Climate averages 1991–2020
Maran weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Maran: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 164 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes August a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (66 km away). In August its highs average 29.8°C, 1.2°C cooler than Maran, with 190 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Maran ranks 3rd of 72 for the warmest August highs and joint 24th of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Maran is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 164 mm to 181 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
Maran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 159 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 95 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 175 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 204 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 196 | 25.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| August, selected | 31.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 164 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 181 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 248 | 26.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 312 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 273 | 24.6 | 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 · 66 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 190 mm rain
- Cukai in AugustMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 107 mm rain
- Ampang in AugustMalaysia · 122 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 214 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in AugustMalaysia · 123 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 185 mm rain
- Setapak in AugustMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 214 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in AugustMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 159 mm rain
- Kajang in AugustMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 185 mm rain
- Selayang Baru Utara in AugustMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.3°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 Maran) is explained once on the Maran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.