Mulia weather in August

In August, Mulia sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 438 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mulia's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
438 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
88%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mulia reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°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)
11810
21810
31810
41810
51810
61810
71810
81810
91810
101810
111810
121810
131810
141810
151810
161810
171810
181810
191810
201810
211810
221810
231810
241810
251810
261810
271810
281810
291810
301810
311810

Mulia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°51930.512.23.0
Feb19° / 10°60427.912.13.0
Mar19° / 10°64030.8123.0
Apr19° / 10°54029.911.93.0
May19° / 10°44930.411.83.1
Jun18° / 10°42529.511.83.0
Jul18° / 10°41529.811.83.0
Aug18° / 10°43830.211.93.1
Sep18° / 10°50229.6123.0
Oct19° / 10°48230.412.13.1
Nov19° / 10°43929.812.23.0
Dec19° / 10°52430.912.23.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3397
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22496
23496
24496
25496
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31298

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mulia gets around 438 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
2397
2497
2597
2697
2798
2898
2998
3098
3199

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:595:49
211.85:595:49
311.85:595:49
411.85:595:49
511.85:585:49
611.85:585:49
711.95:585:49
811.95:585:49
911.95:585:49
1011.95:575:49
1111.95:575:49
1211.95:575:49
1311.95:575:49
1411.95:565:49
1511.95:565:49
1611.95:565:48
1711.95:565:48
1811.95:555:48
1911.95:555:48
2011.95:555:48
2111.95:545:48
2211.95:545:48
2311.95:545:47
2411.95:535:47
2511.95:535:47
2611.95:525:47
2711.95:525:47
2811.95:525:47
2911.95:515:46
3011.95:515:46
3111.95:505:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 4.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mulia?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mulia.

What to pack for Mulia in August

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

In August, Mulia sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mulia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mulia peaks around March 10 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 18Jun 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr17Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mulia?

Mulia sits at 3.7°S, 138.0°E, 2,106 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 57 km away.

SentaniAbepuraJayapura

Topography around Mulia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulia has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m around an average of 2,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,889 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,282 m.

The land around Mulia is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,305 m
16 km
2,889 m
80 km
4,282 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Tiom 57 km · Wamena 115 km · Timika 176 km · Agats 204 km · Nabire 279 km · Sentani 308 km · Abepura 319 km · Jayapura 331 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 Mulia (-3.7147°, 137.9853°, elevation 2,106 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).