Kraksaan weather in August

In August, Kraksaan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kraksaan's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kraksaan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kraksaan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)
12923
22923
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42923
52923
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How August really feels in Kraksaan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kraksaan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°35029.212.43.1
Feb28° / 24°3272712.33.1
Mar28° / 24°28128.312.13.2
Apr29° / 24°21625.411.83.5
May29° / 24°7714.911.74.9
Jun29° / 24°43911.65.7
Jul29° / 23°234.411.66.4
Aug29° / 23°82.311.76.5
Sep30° / 24°192.8125.9
Oct30° / 25°6910.612.24.9
Nov29° / 25°18721.712.43.7
Dec29° / 24°32628.412.43.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
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286832
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316832

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kraksaan gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
108
118
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148
158
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208
218
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267
278
288
298
308
318

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10186616
20186616
30186616
40186517
50186517
60186517
70196318
80196318
90196318
100196318
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250157114
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271137115
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
237calm
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267calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:43 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:435:22
211.75:435:22
311.75:425:22
411.75:425:22
511.75:425:23
611.75:425:23
711.75:415:23
811.75:415:23
911.75:415:23
1011.75:405:23
1111.75:405:23
1211.75:405:23
1311.75:395:23
1411.75:395:23
1511.75:395:23
1611.75:385:23
1711.75:385:23
1811.85:375:23
1911.85:375:23
2011.85:375:23
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2211.85:365:23
2311.85:355:22
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2611.85:345:22
2711.85:335:22
2811.85:335:22
2911.85:325:22
3011.85:325:22
3111.85:315:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kraksaan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kraksaan'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 Kraksaan?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kraksaan in August

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

In August, Kraksaan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kraksaan 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 15 km away) is warmest in November 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
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kraksaan 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 Kraksaan peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 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 highExtremeMar 18UV 13Jun 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kraksaan 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 Kraksaan is worst in March — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorMar 1759 µg/m³Aug 1636 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May45Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kraksaan?

Kraksaan sits at 7.8°S, 113.4°E, 1 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Probolinggo, 20 km away.

Topography around Kraksaan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kraksaan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,644 m.

The land around Kraksaan is covered by cropland (45%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (44%), trees (26%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
645 m
80 km
3,644 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Probolinggo 20 km · Besuki 33 km · Lumajang 46 km · Bondowoso 50 km · Pasuruan 55 km · Jember 57 km · Balung 57 km · Panarukan 58 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 Kraksaan (-7.7584°, 113.3962°, elevation 1 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).