Sanana weather in August

In August, Sanana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Sanana's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sanana reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°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)
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Sanana weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°20025.712.13.9
Feb27° / 26°17822.812.14.0
Mar27° / 26°19625.9124.0
Apr28° / 26°21125.7123.9
May27° / 26°18622.711.94.6
Jun27° / 26°19520.711.94.9
Jul26° / 25°13115.311.95.8
Aug26° / 25°719.611.96.7
Sep26° / 25°6911.5126.3
Oct27° / 26°7113.4126.0
Nov28° / 26°11519.312.14.9
Dec28° / 26°19826.912.13.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
75149
85050
95050
104951
115050
125050
135149
145149
155248
165248
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185446
195644
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215743
225842
235941
246040
256040
266040
276139
286139
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sanana gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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435
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634
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1531
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2129
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3132

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11387
21387
31387
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91684
101684
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 6:45 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:39
211.96:456:39
311.96:456:39
411.96:456:39
511.96:446:39
611.96:446:39
711.96:446:39
811.96:446:39
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1011.96:446:39
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1411.96:436:38
1511.96:426:38
1611.96:426:38
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1811.96:426:38
1911.96:416:38
2011.96:416:37
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2211.96:416:37
2311.96:406:37
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2511.96:406:36
2611.96:396:36
2712.06:396:36
2812.06:386:36
2912.06:386:35
3012.06:386:35
3112.06:376:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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185.9Bright
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205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sanana?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sanana in August

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

In August, Sanana sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sanana 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in April 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
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Sanana 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 Sanana peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sanana?

Sanana sits at 2.1°S, 126.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kawasi, 167 km away.

AmbonTernateAmahaiSofifiMasohi

Topography around Sanana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m.

The land around Sanana is covered by trees (56%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
595 m
80 km
1,100 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kawasi 167 km · Namlea 182 km · Namrole 215 km · Ambon 305 km · Ternate 353 km · Amahai 356 km · Sofifi 357 km · Masohi 360 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 Sanana (-2.0585°, 125.9779°, elevation 10 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).