Aurora weather in August

In August, Aurora sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 198 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aurora's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aurora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aurora reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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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72926
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How August really feels in Aurora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aurora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°668.211.36.7
Feb27° / 25°565.711.67.0
Mar28° / 25°508.111.96.4
Apr29° / 26°509.212.35.5
May30° / 27°14020.512.64.0
Jun29° / 27°22725.712.83.3
Jul29° / 26°28227.612.73.2
Aug29° / 26°19824.312.43.6
Sep29° / 26°24425.512.13.4
Oct29° / 26°22423.711.73.8
Nov28° / 26°17018.911.44.6
Dec28° / 25°17715.211.25.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
51090
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
161288
171288
181288
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251486
261486
271486
281585
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aurora gets around 198 mm of rain over 24.3 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 79% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
285
383
482
581
680
779
878
978
1077
1177
1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1778
1878
1979
2079
2179
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
111090
121189
131189
141189
151288
161288
171387
181486
191486
201585
211684
221684
231783
241783
251783
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311882

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:386:14
212.65:386:14
312.65:386:13
412.65:396:13
512.65:396:12
612.65:396:12
712.55:396:12
812.55:396:11
912.55:406:11
1012.55:406:10
1112.55:406:10
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3012.35:425:59
3112.35:425:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aurora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Aurora's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Aurora?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aurora.

What to pack for Aurora in August

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

In August, Aurora sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aurora 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 June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Aurora in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aurora peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 highAug 17UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aurora 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 Aurora is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1316 µg/m³Feb 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr15Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aurora?

Aurora sits at 13.3°N, 122.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Catanauan, 35 km away.

CalabangaRomblon

Topography around Aurora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aurora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,466 m.

The land around Aurora is covered by trees (50%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,466 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Catanauan 35 km · Lopez 66 km · Calauag 72 km · Naga 78 km · Gumaca 78 km · Magarao 80 km · Calabanga 85 km · Romblon 90 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Aurora (13.3476°, 122.5195°, elevation 7 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).