Muara Bungo weather in August

In August, Muara Bungo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 128 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Muara Bungo's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muara Bungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Muara Bungo is capital of Bungo Regency, Jambi, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Muara Bungo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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 Muara Bungo

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.

Muara Bungo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°21926.212.12.9
Feb31° / 23°17823.1122.9
Mar31° / 23°24827.7122.6
Apr31° / 23°27428.3122.4
May31° / 23°19125.911.92.6
Jun31° / 23°11920.311.93.2
Jul31° / 23°12419.811.93.4
Aug31° / 23°12819.5123.3
Sep31° / 23°15320.8123.1
Oct31° / 23°23026.3122.7
Nov31° / 23°30828.512.12.5
Dec30° / 23°2802812.12.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42773
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Muara Bungo gets around 128 mm of rain over 19.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
458
558
659
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3067
3167

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1110872
2110872
3110872
4110872
5110872
619882
719882
818901
918901
1018901
1108911
1207921
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:206:16
211.96:196:16
311.96:196:16
411.96:196:16
511.96:196:15
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1912.06:166:14
2012.06:166:13
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2212.06:156:13
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2612.06:146:12
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2912.06:136:11
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3112.06:126:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 4.97 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

Is August a good time to visit Muara Bungo?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muara Bungo.

What to pack for Muara Bungo in August

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

In August, Muara Bungo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2044 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Muara Bungo?

Muara Bungo sits at 1.5°S, 102.1°E, 53 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Penuh, 102 km away.

Topography around Muara Bungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muara Bungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,559 m.

The land around Muara Bungo is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
2,559 m
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August weather nearby: Sungai Penuh 102 km · Sijunjung 154 km · Kuala Tungkal 167 km · Jambi City 167 km · Mendaha 173 km · Solok 179 km · Padang 205 km · Lubuklinggau 217 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 Muara Bungo (-1.4902°, 102.1149°, elevation 53 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. 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).