Tiom weather in August

In August, Tiom sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 229 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Tiom's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiom's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 229 mm; 25.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:54 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 1st clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tiom reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8
31	17	8

Tiom weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 8°	422	29	12.2	3.1
Feb	18° / 8°	454	27.1	12.1	3.0
Mar	18° / 9°	473	30.2	12	3.0
Apr	18° / 9°	424	28.7	11.9	3.0
May	18° / 8°	303	26.9	11.8	3.3
Jun	17° / 8°	231	23.3	11.8	3.5
Jul	16° / 8°	220	24.1	11.8	3.3
Aug	17° / 8°	229	25.2	11.9	3.3
Sep	17° / 8°	276	26.5	12	3.1
Oct	18° / 8°	319	27.9	12.1	3.2
Nov	18° / 8°	339	28	12.2	3.1
Dec	18° / 9°	413	29.7	12.2	3.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tiom gets around 229 mm of rain over 25.2 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 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	84

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 5:57 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:57	5:47
2	11.8	5:57	5:47
3	11.8	5:57	5:47
4	11.8	5:57	5:47
5	11.8	5:57	5:47
6	11.8	5:57	5:47
7	11.8	5:56	5:47
8	11.8	5:56	5:47
9	11.8	5:56	5:47
10	11.9	5:56	5:47
11	11.9	5:56	5:47
12	11.9	5:55	5:47
13	11.9	5:55	5:47
14	11.9	5:55	5:47
15	11.9	5:54	5:47
16	11.9	5:54	5:46
17	11.9	5:54	5:46
18	11.9	5:54	5:46
19	11.9	5:53	5:46
20	11.9	5:53	5:46
21	11.9	5:53	5:46
22	11.9	5:52	5:46
23	11.9	5:52	5:45
24	11.9	5:51	5:45
25	11.9	5:51	5:45
26	11.9	5:51	5:45
27	11.9	5:50	5:45
28	11.9	5:50	5:44
29	11.9	5:49	5:44
30	11.9	5:49	5:44
31	11.9	5:49	5:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 4.51 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tiom?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiom.

What to pack for Tiom in August

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

In August, Tiom sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Tiom in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tiom peaks around March 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 13 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	19	19	17	15	13	13	15	16	16	16	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	19	Extreme
Apr	17	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	16	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	16	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tiom?

Tiom sits at 3.9°S, 138.5°E, 2,116 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Mulia, 57 km away.

Topography around Tiom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiom has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m around an average of 2,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,009 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,632 m.

The land around Tiom is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

666 m

trees 59%

16 km

2,009 m

trees 86%

80 km

4,632 m

trees 92%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland

← July Tiom year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mulia 57 km · Wamena 58 km · Agats 184 km · Timika 212 km · Sentani 274 km · Abepura 283 km · Jayapura 295 km · Nabire 334 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

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 Tiom (-3.9236°, 138.4547°, elevation 2,116 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100