Climate averages 1991–2020
Pasir Puteh weather
in August.
A hot, very 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 Pasir Puteh: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 204 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kota Bharu (37 km away). In August its highs average 30.7°C, about as warm as Pasir Puteh, with 213 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Pasir Puteh ranks 5th of 72 for the warmest August highs and 57th of 72 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 72 cities is 29.8°C; Pasir Puteh is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 204 mm to 238 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
Pasir Puteh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 223 | 20.0 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 94 | 13.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 117 | 14.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 112 | 16.6 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 170 | 24.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 31.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 171 | 24.2 | 12.512 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 178 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 30.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 204 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 30.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 238 | 26.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 307 | 28.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 394 | 27.7 | 11.912 h |
| December | 27.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 471 | 25.4 | 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
- Kota Bharu in AugustMalaysia · 37 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in AugustMalaysia · 37 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in AugustMalaysia · 40 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 223 mm rain
- Kuala Nerus in AugustMalaysia · 86 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 275 mm rain
- Kuala Terengganu in AugustMalaysia · 99 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 155 mm rain
- Yala in AugustThailand · 147 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 125 mm rain
- Ipoh in AugustMalaysia · 201 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 110 mm rain
- Cukai in AugustMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 107 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 Pasir Puteh) is explained once on the Pasir Puteh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.