Prabumulih weather in August

In August, Prabumulih sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Prabumulih's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prabumulih's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Prabumulih is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
245/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Prabumulih reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Prabumulih

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.

Prabumulih weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°24527.612.22.6
Feb31° / 24°24325.112.12.5
Mar32° / 24°30428.9122.3
Apr32° / 24°28128.211.92.2
May32° / 24°1712411.82.7
Jun32° / 24°10118.411.83.2
Jul32° / 24°9516.211.83.4
Aug33° / 24°7913.211.93.1
Sep34° / 24°9713.2122.8
Oct33° / 24°20919.912.12.5
Nov32° / 24°29726.812.22.3
Dec31° / 24°29128.512.22.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prabumulih gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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337
437
538
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3149

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2124705
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:14 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:05
211.96:146:05
311.96:136:05
411.96:136:05
511.96:136:05
611.96:136:05
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Prabumulih?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prabumulih.

What to pack for Prabumulih in August

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

In August, Prabumulih sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 19UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih is worst in October — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateOct 1377 µg/m³Jan 1727 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov47Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prabumulih?

Prabumulih sits at 3.4°S, 104.2°E, 51 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 53 km away.

Topography around Prabumulih

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prabumulih has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Prabumulih is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

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45 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
826 m
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August weather nearby: Indralaya 53 km · Tanjungagung 73 km · Baturaja 78 km · Palembang 81 km · Lahat 86 km · Pagar Alam 127 km · Lubuklinggau 153 km · Kotabumi 171 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 Prabumulih (-3.4345°, 104.2306°, elevation 51 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).