Tobelo weather in August

In August, Tobelo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 94 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tobelo's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 Tobelo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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How August really feels in Tobelo

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.

Tobelo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°19425.911.93.9
Feb27° / 25°15522.211.94.2
Mar28° / 25°16424.2124.2
Apr28° / 26°19124.6124.0
May28° / 26°19526.312.13.7
Jun28° / 26°19324.212.14.1
Jul28° / 25°13020.912.14.8
Aug28° / 25°9416.212.15.2
Sep28° / 25°9116.6124.9
Oct28° / 26°12119.8124.4
Nov28° / 26°17325.611.93.6
Dec28° / 26°21427.911.93.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104258
114258
124258
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tobelo gets around 94 mm of rain over 16.2 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 53% and peaks near 56% 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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12944
22953
32953
43943
53943
63943
73952
84942
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104942
114942
124942
134942
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213952
222962
232962
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252962
261972
271972
281972
291972
301972
311972

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
18calm
28calm
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48calm
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128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:326:36
212.16:326:36
312.16:326:36
412.16:326:36
512.16:326:36
612.16:326:36
712.16:316:36
812.16:316:35
912.16:316:35
1012.16:316:35
1112.16:316:35
1212.16:316:35
1312.16:316:34
1412.16:316:34
1512.16:316:34
1612.16:306:34
1712.16:306:34
1812.16:306:33
1912.16:306:33
2012.16:306:33
2112.06:296:32
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2612.06:286:31
2712.06:286:30
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2912.06:286:30
3012.06:276:29
3112.06:276:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tobelo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tobelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tobelo in August

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

In August, Tobelo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tobelo 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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tobelo?

Tobelo sits at 1.7°N, 128.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Daruba, 48 km away.

BitungTondanoTahunaManadoWaisai

Topography around Tobelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m.

The land around Tobelo is covered by water (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,525 m
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August weather nearby: Daruba 48 km · Sofifi 121 km · Ternate 125 km · Bitung 322 km · Tondano 347 km · Tahuna 350 km · Manado 352 km · Waisai 353 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 Tobelo (1.7284°, 128.0095°, elevation 11 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).