Karangsembung weather in August

In August, Karangsembung sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.6 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 44% 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 Karangsembung's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karangsembung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.85 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 Karangsembung 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 31°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 Karangsembung

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.

Karangsembung 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°26828.712.43.0
Feb29° / 26°23926.712.22.9
Mar29° / 26°23228.5122.9
Apr30° / 26°17424.911.93.2
May30° / 26°8916.311.74.3
Jun30° / 26°5610.411.65.1
Jul30° / 25°336.211.65.7
Aug30° / 25°143.611.85.9
Sep31° / 25°214.1125.4
Oct31° / 26°7511.212.24.5
Nov30° / 26°19521.612.33.4
Dec30° / 26°2662812.42.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% 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 (%)
16832
26931
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47030
57129
67129
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97129
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Karangsembung gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1136585
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:01 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:015:42
211.76:005:42
311.76:005:43
411.76:005:43
511.76:005:43
611.75:595:43
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Karangsembung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Karangsembung'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 Karangsembung?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karangsembung in August

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

In August, Karangsembung sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Karangsembung 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 25 km away) is warmest in May 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Karangsembung 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 Karangsembung 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 Karangsembung 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 Karangsembung 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 Karangsembung?

Karangsembung sits at 6.8°S, 108.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Astanajapura, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Karangsembung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karangsembung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Karangsembung is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (33%), cropland (31%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), water (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Astanajapura 5.0 km · Cirebon 18 km · Sumber 20 km · Weru 22 km · Kuningan 23 km · Plumbon 25 km · Klangenan 27 km · Palimanan 29 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 Karangsembung (-6.8487°, 108.6422°, elevation 14 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).