Taiping Weather in August
Taiping in August
The short of it: Taiping in August averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 255 mm (10.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 23° · rain 255 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Taiping an average August high of 33°, a low of 23° and some 255 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 255 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Taiping runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Kamunting, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Taiping, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 51 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KamuntingPerak | 4 km N | 32° | 23° | 245 mm |
| Batu KurauPerak | 15 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 216 mm |
| Simpang EmpatPerak | 16 km NW | 32° | 23° | 222 mm |
| Padang RengasPerak | 16 km SE | 31° | 23° | 210 mm |
| Kuala KangsarPerak | 24 km ESE | 32° | 23° | 193 mm |
| Bagan SeraiPerak | 28 km NW | 32° | 23° | 176 mm |
| Kuala KurauPerak | 39 km WNW | 32° | 23° | 189 mm |
| Parit BuntarPerak | 41 km NW | 32° | 24° | 174 mm |