Amuntai weather in August

In August, Amuntai sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 86 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Amuntai's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amuntai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Amuntai is city in Indonesia.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Amuntai reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Amuntai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Amuntai weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°23728.512.12.5
Feb31° / 24°20724.612.12.5
Mar31° / 24°26128.2122.4
Apr31° / 24°2532811.92.4
May32° / 24°1992511.92.7
Jun31° / 24°15719.911.93.2
Jul31° / 23°12717.411.93.5
Aug32° / 23°8613.611.93.4
Sep33° / 23°9914.2123.0
Oct33° / 24°16720.212.12.7
Nov32° / 24°27128.112.12.3
Dec31° / 24°27729.412.12.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
74060
84060
94060
103961
113961
124060
134159
144159
154159
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224060
234060
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313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amuntai gets around 86 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2245
2345
2446
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2647
2747
2847
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3048
3148

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10146224
20156124
30156223
40156223
51166023
61166023
71166023
81176022
91176022
101185922
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121195822
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142195821
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270235225
280235225
290235225
300235126
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:22
211.96:286:22
311.96:286:22
411.96:286:22
511.96:286:22
611.96:286:22
711.96:276:22
811.96:276:22
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
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105.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Amuntai?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amuntai.

What to pack for Amuntai in August

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

In August, Amuntai sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amuntai 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 Amuntai peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Amuntai in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Amuntai is worst in September — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateSep 2292 µg/m³Jan 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug49Poor
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov28Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Amuntai?

Amuntai sits at 2.4°S, 115.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Barabai, 24 km away.

Topography around Amuntai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amuntai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Amuntai is covered by trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
1,962 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Barabai 24 km · Tanjung 33 km · Kualakapuas 116 km · Martapura 118 km · Banjarbaru 123 km · Banjarmasin 124 km · Palangkaraya 150 km · Muara Teweh 168 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 Amuntai (-2.4177°, 115.2494°, elevation 10 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).