Tahuna weather in August

In August, Tahuna sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 154 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tahuna's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:39 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tahuna reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Tahuna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tahuna weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°28425.411.84.1
Feb27° / 26°19319.911.94.6
Mar27° / 26°17820.4124.9
Apr28° / 26°16619.812.14.8
May28° / 26°21424.912.24.2
Jun28° / 26°26124.212.24.1
Jul27° / 26°2222212.24.6
Aug27° / 26°15416.912.15.4
Sep28° / 26°12316.2125.3
Oct28° / 26°17821.111.94.7
Nov28° / 26°24326.111.83.9
Dec27° / 26°26927.511.83.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tahuna gets around 154 mm of rain over 16.9 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
456
556
655
755
854
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3155

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28218
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Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:395:49
212.25:395:49
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412.25:395:48
512.15:395:48
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
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266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tahuna

In seasonPeak

In August, Tahuna sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tahuna sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tahuna?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tahuna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tahuna in August

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

In August, Tahuna sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tahuna 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
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Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
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Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
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Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tahuna 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 Tahuna peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tahuna?

Tahuna sits at 3.6°N, 125.5°E, 77 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bitung, 245 km away.

Topography around Tahuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tahuna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Tahuna is covered by trees (61%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,337 m
80 km
1,311 m
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August weather nearby: Bitung 245 km · Manado 247 km · Glan 248 km · Malapatan 263 km · Tondano 264 km · Tomohon 266 km · Alabel 278 km · General Santos 280 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 Tahuna (3.611°, 125.4858°, elevation 77 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).