Kapit Weather in August
Kapit in August
The short of it: Kapit in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 260 mm (10.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 260 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Kapit brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 22°, with about 260 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 260 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Kapit runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Nanga Merit, 39 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Kapit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 40 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h