Garut weather in August

In August, Garut sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Garut's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.91 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Garut reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Garut weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°50629.312.43.5
Feb26° / 19°47927.412.23.3
Mar27° / 20°45329.3123.5
Apr27° / 20°30826.611.83.7
May27° / 20°15320.311.74.9
Jun26° / 19°9614.811.65.8
Jul25° / 18°7312.911.66.2
Aug25° / 17°6310.211.86.6
Sep26° / 18°9113.7125.9
Oct26° / 19°18621.412.24.7
Nov26° / 20°31926.712.33.7
Dec27° / 20°42827.712.43.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
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123565
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312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Garut gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1085042
2085042
3085141
4075241
5075241
6075241
7075340
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26075142
27075043
28064944
29164845
30164746
31164647

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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
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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 6:04 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:45
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411.76:035:45
511.76:035:45
611.76:035:45
711.76:035:45
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1911.85:585:45
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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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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285.1Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Garut

In seasonPeak

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

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

Garut'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 Garut?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Garut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garut in August

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

In August, Garut sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Garut in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 43 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Garut 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 Garut peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Garut 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 Garut is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1335 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garut?

Garut sits at 7.2°S, 107.9°E, 891 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Wanaraja, 10 km away.

Topography around Garut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garut has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 843 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,245 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,025 m.

The land around Garut is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
2,245 m
80 km
3,025 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wanaraja 10 km · Singaparna 24 km · Paseh 24 km · Rajapolah 30 km · Tasikmalaya 34 km · Kawalu 35 km · Cileunyi 39 km · Banjaran 43 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 Garut (-7.245°, 107.921°, elevation 891 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).