Ransiki weather in August

In August, Ransiki sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 175 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Ransiki's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ransiki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ransiki reaches about 28°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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Ransiki 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
Jan28° / 24°56529.412.13.4
Feb28° / 24°51526.1123.4
Mar28° / 24°64729.8123.3
Apr28° / 24°57329123.1
May28° / 24°29928.611.93.3
Jun28° / 24°22126.311.93.7
Jul28° / 24°19825.111.94.0
Aug28° / 24°17523.5124.0
Sep29° / 24°19724.7123.7
Oct29° / 24°23126.5123.5
Nov29° / 24°3422812.13.1
Dec28° / 24°58230.212.13.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
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83565
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ransiki gets around 175 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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3106940

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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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 6:11 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ransiki

In seasonPeak

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

Ransiki's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ransiki?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ransiki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ransiki in August

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

In August, Ransiki sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ransiki 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 at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Ransiki in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ransiki peaks around March 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 17Jul 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
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Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ransiki?

Ransiki sits at 1.5°S, 134.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Manokwari, 73 km away.

SorongWaisai

Topography around Ransiki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ransiki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,702 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,912 m.

The land around Ransiki is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
1,702 m
80 km
2,912 m
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August weather nearby: Manokwari 73 km · Bintuni 98 km · Biak 216 km · Teminabuan 240 km · Nabire 253 km · Fakfak 261 km · Sorong 331 km · Waisai 431 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 Ransiki (-1.5083°, 134.1708°, elevation 26 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).