Tongging weather in August

In August, Tongging sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 218 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tongging's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tongging's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:27 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
89%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tongging is village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tongging reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Tongging weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°18925.211.94.2
Feb25° / 17°15420.411.94.6
Mar26° / 17°18824.6124.2
Apr26° / 17°23027.212.13.7
May26° / 18°19626.112.14.0
Jun26° / 17°15322.612.24.4
Jul25° / 17°16023.312.24.5
Aug25° / 17°21826.212.14.0
Sep25° / 17°24728.1123.7
Oct25° / 17°30829.111.93.7
Nov24° / 17°33829.311.93.5
Dec24° / 17°29828.411.83.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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

Any precipitation

Tongging gets around 218 mm of rain over 26.2 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 85% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:28 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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tongging

In seasonPeak

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

Tongging sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tongging?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tongging for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tongging in August

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

In August, Tongging sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tongging 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 Tongging peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tongging in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tongging is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1425 µg/m³Dec 1218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tongging?

Tongging sits at 2.9°N, 98.5°E, 926 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Paropo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tongging

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tongging has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m around an average of 1,225 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,425 m.

The land around Tongging is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,017 m
16 km
1,542 m
80 km
2,425 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Paropo 4.0 km · Kabanjahe 23 km · Sidikalang 29 km · Berastagi 33 km · Pangururan 38 km · Pematangsiantar 61 km · Deli Tua 70 km · Subulussalam 76 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 Tongging (2.8985°, 98.5231°, elevation 926 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). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).