Curup weather in August

In August, Curup sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 234 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Curup's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curup's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Curup is capital of Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Curup reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
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Curup weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°36928.112.23.7
Feb27° / 19°31523.812.13.9
Mar27° / 20°34326.8123.7
Apr27° / 20°33427.811.93.5
May27° / 20°27026.411.83.9
Jun27° / 19°19822.411.84.4
Jul27° / 19°21823.411.84.4
Aug27° / 19°23423.511.94.4
Sep27° / 19°25423.6124.2
Oct27° / 19°34126.812.13.8
Nov27° / 20°40427.912.23.5
Dec26° / 19°37528.712.23.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112575
122674
132674
142575
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202377
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252179
262179
271981
281981
291981
301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Curup gets around 234 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
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573
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1274
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1575
1675
1775
1876
1976
2076
2177
2277
2377
2477
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3079
3179

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19910
29901
310891
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510891
610891
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219910
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259910
268920
278920
288920
297930
307930
317930

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:216:11
211.86:206:11
311.96:206:11
411.96:206:11
511.96:206:11
611.96:206:11
711.96:206:11
811.96:196:11
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1311.96:186:11
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1611.96:176:11
1711.96:176:10
1811.96:176:10
1911.96:176:10
2011.96:166:10
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2211.96:166:10
2311.96:156:10
2411.96:156:09
2511.96:146:09
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2711.96:146:09
2811.96:136:09
2911.96:136:08
3011.96:126:08
3111.96:126:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Curup?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Curup for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curup in August

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

In August, Curup sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Curup 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 47 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in September 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Curup 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 Curup peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Curup 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 Curup is worst in October — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateOct 1135 µg/m³Dec 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Curup?

Curup sits at 3.5°S, 102.5°E, 630 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lubuklinggau, 43 km away.

Topography around Curup

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 640 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,732 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,456 m.

The land around Curup is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,732 m
80 km
2,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lubuklinggau 43 km · Bengkulu 46 km · Pagar Alam 101 km · Lahat 119 km · Tanjungagung 152 km · Prabumulih 190 km · Baturaja 197 km · Sungai Penuh 201 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 Curup (-3.4703°, 102.5207°, elevation 630 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. 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).