Baturaden weather in August

In August, Baturaden sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Baturaden's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baturaden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:54 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Baturaden reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Baturaden

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.

Baturaden weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°49530.112.42.9
Feb29° / 22°46727.812.22.8
Mar29° / 22°43230122.9
Apr29° / 22°32027.211.83.0
May29° / 22°17321.511.74.0
Jun28° / 21°10214.811.65.1
Jul28° / 20°699.911.66.3
Aug28° / 20°477.111.86.6
Sep28° / 20°8110.8125.4
Oct29° / 21°21120.412.24.1
Nov29° / 22°39027.512.33.1
Dec29° / 22°44629.212.43.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Baturaden gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
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419
519
619
719
820
920
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1120
1221
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1421
1522
1622
1723
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2024
2125
2225
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2526
2627
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2828
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3030
3130

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11236214
21236214
31236313
41236313
51236313
61236313
71236313
81236313
92246113
102246113
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:595:40
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511.75:585:40
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Baturaden

In seasonPeak

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

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

Baturaden's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Baturaden?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Baturaden for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baturaden in August

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

In August, Baturaden sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Baturaden in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 48 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Baturaden 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 Baturaden peaks around March 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeExtremeMar 14UV 14Jun 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Baturaden 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 Baturaden is worst in May — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1647 µg/m³Sep 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May47Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baturaden?

Baturaden sits at 7.3°S, 109.2°E, 980 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Purwokerto, 14 km away.

Topography around Baturaden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baturaden has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m around an average of 1,051 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,368 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Baturaden is covered by trees (97%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,435 m
16 km
3,368 m
80 km
3,396 m
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August weather nearby: Purwokerto 14 km · Purbalingga 19 km · Sokaraja 19 km · Banyumas 25 km · Randudongkal 25 km · Lebaksiu 29 km · Wangon 30 km · Balapulang 31 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 Baturaden (-7.3°, 109.2167°, elevation 980 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. 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).