Labuan Bajo weather in August

In August, Labuan Bajo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Labuan Bajo's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labuan Bajo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Labuan Bajo is capital of West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Labuan Bajo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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)
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How August really feels in Labuan Bajo

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.

Labuan Bajo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°37529.412.43.3
Feb28° / 24°36226.412.33.4
Mar28° / 24°31426.912.13.4
Apr29° / 24°24621.711.83.9
May29° / 23°9611.511.65.3
Jun29° / 23°546.211.56.1
Jul29° / 22°323.911.66.6
Aug29° / 22°162.711.76.6
Sep29° / 23°485.9126.0
Oct29° / 23°14415.912.24.7
Nov29° / 24°24123.812.43.6
Dec29° / 24°34028.212.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Labuan Bajo gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.7 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 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
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108
118
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3110

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11256212
21256212
31256212
41256212
51256212
61256113
71256113
81256113
91256113
101256113
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311117018

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 7 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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:185:55
211.66:185:55
311.66:175:55
411.66:175:56
511.66:175:56
611.76:175:56
711.76:165:56
811.76:165:56
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2011.76:115:56
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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65.9Bright
76.0Bright
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96.0Bright
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286.4Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Labuan Bajo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Labuan Bajo'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 Labuan Bajo?

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

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

What to pack for Labuan Bajo in August

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

In August, Labuan Bajo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Labuan Bajo 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 14 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Labuan Bajo 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 Labuan Bajo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Labuan Bajo 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 Labuan Bajo is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateOct 1819 µg/m³Feb 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Labuan Bajo?

Labuan Bajo sits at 8.5°S, 119.9°E, 63 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ruteng, 65 km away.

Topography around Labuan Bajo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labuan Bajo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,330 m.

The land around Labuan Bajo is covered by trees (53%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,185 m
80 km
2,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Ruteng 65 km · Tambolaka 126 km · Bima 128 km · Waingapu 135 km · Dompu 157 km · Ende 199 km · Maumere 256 km · Sumbawa Besar 271 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 Labuan Bajo (-8.4964°, 119.8877°, elevation 63 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).