Ubud weather in August

In August, Ubud sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 30 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ubud's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ubud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ubud is town in Bali, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ubud reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 4°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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Ubud weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°39228.912.43.5
Feb28° / 24°35626.612.33.3
Mar28° / 24°33227.912.13.4
Apr28° / 24°21323.411.83.9
May28° / 23°10316.811.65.5
Jun27° / 23°6512.611.56.1
Jul26° / 22°5011.311.66.5
Aug26° / 22°309.311.76.8
Sep26° / 22°5010.5126.5
Oct27° / 23°9215.712.25.6
Nov28° / 24°24323.312.44.2
Dec28° / 24°3642812.53.6

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 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ubud gets around 30 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127127
227127
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427127
527127
627028
736829
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:14
211.66:366:14
311.66:366:14
411.66:366:14
511.66:356:14
611.76:356:14
711.76:356:14
811.76:346:14
911.76:346:14
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1211.76:336:15
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1611.76:316:15
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1911.76:306:15
2011.76:306:15
2111.86:296:14
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2511.86:276:14
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2711.86:266:14
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ubud

In seasonPeak

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

Ubud sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ubud's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ubud?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ubud in August

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

In August, Ubud sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ubud in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ubud 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 Ubud peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ubud 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 Ubud is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1818 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ubud?

Ubud sits at 8.5°S, 115.3°E, 210 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Batubulan, 13 km away.

Topography around Ubud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ubud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,988 m.

The land around Ubud is covered by trees (48%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
2,988 m
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August weather nearby: Batubulan 13 km · Klungkung 15 km · Tabanan 16 km · Denpasar 16 km · Dalung 17 km · Sanur 18 km · Seminyak 23 km · Sukawati 24 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 Ubud (-8.5098°, 115.2654°, elevation 210 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. 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).