Weather in George Town Penang on 20 August 2026
Preliminary outlook for 20 August 2026
A preliminary estimate based on the 2019–2025 archive: daytime around +30°C and nighttime around +26°C, average precipitation 2.9 mm, wind around 2 m/s, humidity around 78%.
This is a climate-based estimate, not a precise long-range forecast. It is replaced by hourly data when the date enters the forecast window.
+28°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +26°C
Precipitation: 0.6 mm
Wind: 2 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 76%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +32°C | Sun hours | 7 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 67% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 758 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +33°C | Dew point (avg.) | +24°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +33°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +28°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 4 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 148° ↙ (SW) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 16 min
Sunset
19:30
Moonrise
04:20
Moonset
17:11
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
15%
+28°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +24°C
Precipitation: 12.1 mm
Wind: 2 — 4 m/s
Humidity: 82%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +31°C | Sun hours | 4 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 74% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 758 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +30°C | Dew point (avg.) | +24°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +30°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +27°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 7 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 253° ↖ (NW) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 16 min
Sunset
19:30
Moonrise
20:09
Moonset
07:32
Moon phase
Full Moon
Illumination
100%
+28°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +26°C
Precipitation: 0.3 mm
Wind: 2 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 79%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +30°C | Sun hours | 8 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 67% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 758 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +32°C | Dew point (avg.) | +24°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +32°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +28°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 6 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 313° ← (W) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 17 min
Sunset
19:31
Moonrise
09:56
Moonset
22:12
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
23%
+28°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +26°C
Precipitation: 0.1 mm
Wind: 1 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 74%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +31°C | Sun hours | 6 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 82% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 757 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 10 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +32°C | Dew point (avg.) | +23°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +32°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +28°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 4 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 156° ↙ (WSW) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 17 min
Sunset
19:31
Moonrise
01:19
Moonset
14:01
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
39%
+26°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Moderate rain at times
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +24°C
Precipitation: 6.6 mm
Wind: 2 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 86%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +27°C | Sun hours | 7 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 83% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 758 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 8 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +28°C | Dew point (avg.) | +23°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +28°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +25°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 5 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 188° ← (W) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 16 min
Sunset
19:30
Moonrise
17:48
Moonset
04:56
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
83%
+29°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Cloudy
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +27°C
Precipitation: 0.3 mm
Wind: 2 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 75%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +31°C | Sun hours | 6 h |
| UV index | 6 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 80% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 756 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 9 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +33°C | Dew point (avg.) | +24°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +33°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +28°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 5 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 170° ↓ (S) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 16 min
Sunset
19:30
Moonrise
08:11
Moonset
20:46
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6%
+29°C
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Nighttime: +27°C
Precipitation: 0.1 mm
Wind: 1 — 2 m/s
Humidity: 77%
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day temperature (max.) | +31°C | Sun hours | 8 h |
| UV index | 7 | Cloud cover (avg.) | 45% |
| Pressure (avg.) | 757 mmHg | Snow (total for the day) | 0 cm |
| Visibility (avg.) | 9 km | Sea temperature | — |
| Feels like (avg.) | +34°C | Dew point (avg.) | +24°C |
| Heat index (avg.) | +34°C | Wind chill (avg.) | +29°C |
| Wind gusts (max.) | 6 m/s | Wind direction (avg.) | 165° ↓ (SSW) |
Sunrise
07:14
Duration
12 h 17 min
Sunset
19:31
Moonrise
22:56
Moonset
10:36
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
64%
Weather in George Town Penang on 20 August in previous years
| Year | Day | Nighttime | Average | Sun | UV | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
+32°C
|
+26°C
|
+28°C | 7 h | 6 | 76% | 2 — 2 m/s |
| 2024 |
+31°C
|
+24°C
|
+28°C | 4 h | 6 | 82% | 2 — 4 m/s |
| 2023 |
+30°C
|
+26°C
|
+28°C | 8 h | 6 | 79% | 2 — 2 m/s |
| 2022 |
+31°C
|
+26°C
|
+28°C | 6 h | 6 | 74% | 1 — 2 m/s |
| 2021 |
+27°C
|
+24°C
|
+26°C | 7 h | 6 | 86% | 2 — 2 m/s |
| 2020 |
+31°C
|
+27°C
|
+29°C | 6 h | 6 | 75% | 2 — 2 m/s |
| 2019 |
+31°C
|
+27°C
|
+29°C | 8 h | 7 | 77% | 1 — 2 m/s |