Lasem weather in August

In August, Lasem sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 48% 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 Lasem's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lasem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 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 Lasem reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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 Lasem

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.

Lasem 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
Jan29° / 25°28428.912.32.9
Feb29° / 25°24926.412.22.9
Mar29° / 25°23128.1123.0
Apr30° / 26°19224.511.93.3
May30° / 26°10016.811.74.3
Jun30° / 25°6410.711.65.0
Jul30° / 25°355.811.75.7
Aug30° / 24°133.411.85.9
Sep31° / 25°254.5125.4
Oct31° / 25°8713.212.14.3
Nov30° / 25°18923.412.33.2
Dec30° / 25°28128.312.42.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lasem gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.4 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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1342523
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4342532
5442522
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7441532
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 5:49 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:495:31
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311.75:495:32
411.75:485:32
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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 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.19 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 Lasem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lasem'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 Lasem?

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
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lasem in August

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

In August, Lasem sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lasem 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 offshore 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Lasem 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 Lasem peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lasem 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 Lasem is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMay 1839 µg/m³Feb 1126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr35Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lasem?

Lasem sits at 6.7°S, 111.5°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Rembangan, 12 km away.

Topography around Lasem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lasem has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,559 m.

The land around Lasem is covered by trees (38%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (36%), trees (35%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
1,559 m
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August weather nearby: Rembangan 12 km · Blora 31 km · Juwana 33 km · Pati 46 km · Tayu 47 km · Cepu 53 km · Jekulo 59 km · Baekrajan 67 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 Lasem (-6.6922°, 111.4527°, 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).