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Kuching in August
avoid · not the best time to go
The year in Kuching
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- JanJKuching in January: avoid
- FebFKuching in February: avoid
- MarMKuching in March: avoid
- AprAKuching in April: avoid
- MayMKuching in May: avoid
- JunJKuching in June: avoid
- JulJKuching in July: sweet spot
- AugAKuching in August: avoid
- SepSKuching in September: avoid
- OctOKuching in October: avoid
- NovNKuching in November: avoid
- DecDKuching in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
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- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 31°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 23°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 37°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 15 · 287 mm |
| Humidity | 88% |
| Sunshine | 8.3 h/day |
| Daylight | 12.2 h/day |
| Days over 35°C | 0 |
| Crowds | 45 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. 15 rainy days, as the weather station at Kuching (9 km away) counts them: its August average over 10 years, 2017–2026 (WMO 96413). A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain.
Weather read at the waterfront, the centre, 8 km from the airport (KCH): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Public holidays in August
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday 15 Aug 2027
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (observed) 16 Aug 2027
- National Day 31 Aug 2027
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (estimated) 4 Aug 2028
Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.
Kuching in pictures
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What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 31°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 15 rainy days and 287 mm.
- Sun protection: about 8 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 88%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type G plugs at 240 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Malaysian ringgit. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Malaysia: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
On arrival in Kuching: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
August elsewhere
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