Bungku weather in August

In August, Bungku sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 78 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 25% 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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bungku's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bungku's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 14.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:59 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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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 Bungku reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	26	24
15	26	24
16	26	24
17	26	24
18	26	24
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

Bungku weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	218	28.3	12.1	3.5
Feb	28° / 25°	203	26.5	12.1	3.5
Mar	27° / 25°	259	29.7	12	3.4
Apr	27° / 25°	256	29	11.9	3.5
May	27° / 25°	229	28.2	11.9	3.8
Jun	26° / 25°	209	25.9	11.9	4.1
Jul	26° / 24°	143	21.7	11.9	4.9
Aug	26° / 24°	78	14.6	11.9	6.0
Sep	26° / 24°	57	11.2	12	6.4
Oct	27° / 25°	83	15.9	12.1	5.6
Nov	27° / 25°	144	22.4	12.1	4.5
Dec	28° / 25°	231	29	12.1	3.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	46	47	47	47	47	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	54	54	53	53	53	53	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bungku gets around 78 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	53
8	52
9	51
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	47
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	38

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22
Oppressive (%)	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	72	73	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
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15	11	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:02	5:55
2	11.9	6:01	5:55
3	11.9	6:01	5:55
4	11.9	6:01	5:55
5	11.9	6:01	5:55
6	11.9	6:01	5:55
7	11.9	6:01	5:55
8	11.9	6:01	5:55
9	11.9	6:00	5:54
10	11.9	6:00	5:54
11	11.9	6:00	5:54
12	11.9	6:00	5:54
13	11.9	5:59	5:54
14	11.9	5:59	5:54
15	11.9	5:59	5:54
16	11.9	5:59	5:54
17	11.9	5:58	5:54
18	11.9	5:58	5:53
19	11.9	5:58	5:53
20	11.9	5:58	5:53
21	11.9	5:57	5:53
22	11.9	5:57	5:53
23	11.9	5:57	5:52
24	11.9	5:56	5:52
25	11.9	5:56	5:52
26	11.9	5:56	5:52
27	11.9	5:55	5:52
28	11.9	5:55	5:51
29	11.9	5:54	5:51
30	11.9	5:54	5:51
31	11.9	5:54	5:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bungku?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bungku for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bungku in August

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

In August, Bungku sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Bungku 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 19 km away) is warmest in December 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Bungku 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 Bungku peaks around February 22 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	15	14	13	11	11	13	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bungku?

Bungku sits at 2.5°S, 122.0°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kendari, 170 km away.

Topography around Bungku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bungku has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,251 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Bungku is covered by water (47%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

548 m

water 47%

16 km

1,251 m

water 52%

80 km

1,509 m

trees 53%

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← July Bungku year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Kendari 170 km · Masamba 183 km · Poso 186 km · Luwuk 199 km · Palopo 203 km · Rantepao 235 km · Katobu 267 km · Raha 268 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

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 Bungku (-2.5471°, 121.972°, elevation 6 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	26	24
15	26	24
16	26	24
17	26	24
18	26	24
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	53
8	52
9	51
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	47
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	26	24
15	26	24
16	26	24
17	26	24
18	26	24
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	53
8	52
9	51
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	47
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	26	24
15	26	24
16	26	24
17	26	24
18	26	24
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	53
8	52
9	51
10	50
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	47
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78