Bintuni weather in August

In August, Bintuni sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 196 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Bintuni's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bintuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
78%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bintuni reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12923
22923
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52923
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How August really feels in Bintuni

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.

Bintuni weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°2812912.12.6
Feb30° / 23°2782612.12.6
Mar30° / 23°31029.5122.6
Apr30° / 23°31028.9122.6
May30° / 24°24427.411.92.9
Jun30° / 23°24326.211.93.1
Jul29° / 23°20924.111.93.5
Aug30° / 23°19622.311.93.6
Sep30° / 23°21524.2123.2
Oct31° / 23°20924.9123.0
Nov31° / 23°21226.112.12.7
Dec30° / 23°26229.212.12.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41783
51783
61882
71981
81981
91981
102080
112179
122179
132179
142179
152080
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212080
222080
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272179
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302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bintuni gets around 196 mm of rain over 22.3 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 73% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1972
2072
2172
2272
2373
2473
2574
2675
2776
2877
2978
3079
3179

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14879
25869
35869
46859
56868
67858
77858
88848
99838
109838
1110828
1210828
1310828
1410819
1510819
1610819
1710819
18108010
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2098110
2198110
2288210
2388210
2478310
2568410
2668410
2758510
2858510
2948610
3048610
3148610

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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315calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:09
211.96:156:09
311.96:156:09
411.96:146:09
511.96:146:09
611.96:146:09
711.96:146:09
811.96:146:09
911.96:146:09
1011.96:136:09
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1211.96:136:08
1311.96:136:08
1411.96:136:08
1511.96:126:08
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1911.96:116:07
2011.96:116:07
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2712.06:096:06
2812.06:086:05
2912.06:086:05
3012.06:086:05
3112.06:076:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bintuni?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bintuni.

What to pack for Bintuni in August

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

In August, Bintuni sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bintuni in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 32 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Bintuni 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 Bintuni peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bintuni?

Bintuni sits at 2.1°S, 133.5°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ransiki, 98 km away.

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Topography around Bintuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bintuni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,799 m.

The land around Bintuni is covered by trees (55%) and mangroves (34%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and mangroves (34%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
2,799 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Ransiki 98 km · Manokwari 151 km · Fakfak 164 km · Teminabuan 184 km · Nabire 260 km · Sorong 286 km · Biak 303 km · Waisai 395 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 Bintuni (-2.1097°, 133.5246°, 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).