Jambi City weather in August

In August, Jambi City sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 115 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Jambi City's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jambi City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Jambi City is city in Jambi Province, Indonesia.

Density
3,092/km²
people per km²
Founded
1401

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jambi City reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Jambi City

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.

Jambi City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°24026.112.12.9
Feb31° / 24°19622.712.12.9
Mar31° / 24°27228.3122.5
Apr31° / 24°27628.6122.3
May31° / 24°19725.411.92.6
Jun31° / 24°12119.111.93.2
Jul31° / 24°12018.411.93.4
Aug32° / 24°11517.511.93.3
Sep32° / 24°13617.2123.1
Oct32° / 24°23424.7122.7
Nov31° / 24°29628.512.12.4
Dec30° / 24°28928.312.12.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jambi City gets around 115 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:14 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)
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jambi City?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jambi City.

What to pack for Jambi City in August

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

In August, Jambi City sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jambi City 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 Jambi City peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jambi City 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 Jambi City is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateSep 1886 µg/m³Dec 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug53Poor
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jambi City?

Jambi City sits at 1.6°S, 103.6°E, 21 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Mendaha, 65 km away.

Topography around Jambi City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jambi City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Jambi City is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

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35 m
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190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mendaha 65 km · Simpang 65 km · Kuala Tungkal 89 km · Muara Bungo 167 km · Muntok 179 km · Palembang 193 km · Lubuklinggau 206 km · Prabumulih 215 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 Jambi City (-1.6°, 103.6167°, elevation 21 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. 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).