Labuan weather in August

In August, Labuan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 29% 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 Labuan's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Labuan is city in Banten district, 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 reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°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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How August really feels in Labuan

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.

Labuan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°35228.512.33.2
Feb28° / 25°29824.712.23.3
Mar29° / 25°29428.1123.1
Apr29° / 25°25826.511.93.1
May30° / 26°15721.311.73.8
Jun29° / 25°10615.911.64.5
Jul29° / 24°7311.411.75.4
Aug29° / 24°437.811.85.8
Sep29° / 24°548.6125.3
Oct30° / 25°12915.312.14.3
Nov29° / 25°25623.912.33.4
Dec28° / 25°4202812.43.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
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55743
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Labuan gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3027
3128

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19847
29847
39847
410837
510828
610828
711818
811818
911818
1012808
1112808
1212808
1312808
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2512826
2612826
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2811836
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:11 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:115:54
211.76:115:54
311.76:115:54
411.76:115:54
511.76:105:55
611.76:105:55
711.76:105:55
811.76:105:55
911.86:095:55
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Labuan

In seasonPeak

None of Labuan'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 sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Labuan'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 Labuan?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Labuan in August

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

In August, Labuan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Labuan in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Labuan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (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 peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Nov 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov6High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Labuan 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 is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2335 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Labuan?

Labuan sits at 6.4°S, 105.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pandeglang, 32 km away.

Topography around Labuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Labuan is covered by trees (42%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
1,115 m
80 km
1,908 m
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August weather nearby: Pandeglang 32 km · Serang 46 km · Rangkasbitung 46 km · Cilegon 47 km · Kresek 67 km · Cikupa 77 km · Pasarkemis 81 km · Curug 81 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 (-6.3784°, 105.83°, elevation 12 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).