Is Kuching hot in August?
Days are typically hot at 32.5°C, while nights average 23.2°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Kuching in
August.
Typical August weather in Kuching: 32.5°C by day, 23.2°C at night, 277 mm of rain over 15.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high32.5°C
Typical low23.2°C
Rain277 mm
Wet days15.9
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 12 out of 100 (July leads the year at 24). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 10 from latitude 1.55°. Open-water sea temperature is 30.0°C (34 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Kuching like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 277 mm across about 16 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 10 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Warm sea in August
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 30.0°C in August. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1735634
- NOAA station
- MY000096413 · KUCHING
- Station distance
- 7.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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