Agats weather in August

In August, Agats sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 179 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Agats's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agats's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
85%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Agats reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Agats

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Agats weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°26826.412.32.7
Feb31° / 25°28424.912.22.6
Mar31° / 25°34227.8122.6
Apr30° / 25°33127.711.92.6
May30° / 25°26425.311.83.0
Jun29° / 24°23622.211.73.6
Jul29° / 24°17619.611.74.1
Aug29° / 24°17917.711.84.3
Sep29° / 24°23321.6123.6
Oct30° / 24°26624.612.13.1
Nov31° / 25°24026.712.32.6
Dec31° / 25°28928.112.32.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4595
5595
6694
7694
8694
9694
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
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24793
25892
26892
27991
28991
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30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Agats gets around 179 mm of rain over 17.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 58% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
556
656
756
856
956
1056
1157
1257
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2158
2258
2358
2459
2560
2660
2761
2862
2963
3064
3165

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
187319
287319
387319
497120
597120
697120
7106921
8106921
9106921
10106921
11106822
12106822
13106822
14106822
15106822
16106822
1796922
1896922
1987022
2086923
2177023
2276924
2367024
2466925
2556926
2656827
2746729
2846630
2946531
3046432
3146333

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:46
211.86:015:46
311.86:005:46
411.86:005:46
511.86:005:46
611.86:005:46
711.86:005:46
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
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183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Agats

In seasonPeak

None of Agats's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Agats sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Agats?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Agats for sightseeing.

What to pack for Agats in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Agats sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Agats in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Agats in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agats peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Agats?

Agats sits at 5.5°S, 138.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 184 km away.

NabireMeraukeSentaniAbepura

Topography around Agats

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agats.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agats has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m.

The land around Agats is covered by trees (44%) and mangroves (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%), mangroves (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
40 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Tiom 184 km · Wamena 185 km · Timika 192 km · Mulia 204 km · Nabire 380 km · Merauke 413 km · Sentani 423 km · Abepura 429 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agats (-5.545°, 138.1352°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).