Tenom Weather in August
Tenom in August
The short of it: Tenom in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 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 31° · low 23° · rain 109 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Tenom an average August high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 109 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 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, Tenom runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Beaufort, 33 km to the NW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Tenom, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeaufortSabah | 33 km NW | 32° | 24° | 272 mm |
| KeningauSabah | 35 km NE | 31° | 22° | 116 mm |
| SipitangSabah | 43 km W | 32° | 24° | 280 mm |
| BongawanSabah | 47 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 248 mm |
| Bandar NabawanSabah | 55 km E | 30° | 21° | 149 mm |
| EburuSabah | 63 km SSW | 25° | 17° | 158 mm |
| Kuala PenyuSabah | 63 km NW | 32° | 24° | 266 mm |
| LawasSarawak | 65 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 320 mm |