Ambon weather in August

In August, Ambon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 100 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Ambon's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ambon is city in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,163/km²
people per km²
Founded
1575

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ambon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°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 Ambon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ambon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°16123.612.24.1
Feb28° / 27°12119.812.14.3
Mar28° / 26°15822.8124.3
Apr28° / 26°20324.911.94.0
May27° / 26°23024.611.84.3
Jun26° / 25°24123.911.84.4
Jul26° / 25°17521.911.84.8
Aug26° / 25°10016.711.95.7
Sep26° / 25°7114.3125.8
Oct27° / 26°701512.15.7
Nov28° / 26°7916.612.25.2
Dec28° / 27°15723.812.23.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34258
44357
54357
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ambon gets around 100 mm of rain over 16.7 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 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
259
359
458
558
658
758
858
958
1057
1157
1257
1356
1455
1555
1654
1753
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1952
2051
2150
2250
2349
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2647
2747
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3046
3146

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111890
211890
312880
413870
513870
613870
714860
814860
914860
1014860
1114860
1214860
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2310900
249910
259910
268920
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297921
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Wind in August

Winds average 22 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:38 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:28
211.86:386:28
311.86:386:28
411.86:386:28
511.86:386:28
611.96:376:28
711.96:376:28
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2911.96:306:26
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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 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ambon?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ambon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambon in August

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

In August, Ambon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ambon in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ambon in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambon peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ambon?

Ambon sits at 3.7°S, 128.2°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Amahai, 91 km away.

SananaWaisaiSorong

Topography around Ambon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Ambon is covered by trees (40%), water (33%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
1,302 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Amahai 91 km · Masohi 98 km · Namlea 130 km · Namrole 163 km · Kawasi 249 km · Sanana 305 km · Waisai 463 km · Sorong 464 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 Ambon (-3.6958°, 128.1833°, elevation 12 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. 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).