Bulakamba weather in August

In August, Bulakamba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bulakamba's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulakamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:55 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
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 Bulakamba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13025
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How August really feels in Bulakamba

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.

Bulakamba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°34529.112.42.9
Feb29° / 26°29627.212.22.9
Mar29° / 26°27229.1122.9
Apr30° / 26°20626.111.93.1
May30° / 26°11318.511.74.1
Jun30° / 26°7512.211.64.9
Jul30° / 25°447.511.65.7
Aug30° / 25°214.911.85.9
Sep30° / 25°285.1125.4
Oct31° / 26°9212.812.24.4
Nov30° / 26°21623.112.33.3
Dec29° / 26°30528.212.42.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117030
127030
137030
147030
156931
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186832
196733
206733
216634
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276337
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bulakamba gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
314
414
514
614
714
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
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1516
1616
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1816
1916
2017
2117
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2617
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3017
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1128656
2128656
3128656
4228646
5227656
6227656
7227656
8227656
9227665
10227665
11228655
12228655
13228655
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15229654
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18230644
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24128674
25127684
26126694
27125704
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29123715
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31222724

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
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319calm

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 5:41 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:595:41
211.75:595:41
311.75:595:41
411.75:595:41
511.75:585:41
611.75:585:41
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bulakamba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bulakamba's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Bulakamba?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bulakamba in August

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

In August, Bulakamba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bulakamba 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 19 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 Bulakamba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulakamba peaks around March 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 13Nov 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov7High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bulakamba 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 Bulakamba is worst in May — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMay 1654 µg/m³Aug 2244 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr51Poor
May54Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bulakamba?

Bulakamba sits at 6.9°S, 109.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ketanggungan, 10 km away.

Topography around Bulakamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulakamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Bulakamba is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), water (31%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ketanggungan 10 km · Dukuhturi 14 km · Tegal 20 km · Adiwerna 21 km · Slawi 24 km · Tarub 24 km · Balapulang 25 km · Margasari 26 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 Bulakamba (-6.8748°, 108.9559°, elevation 5 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).