Suai weather in August

In August, Suai sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Suai's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Suai is city in Cova Lima District.

Density
71/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Suai reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
82720
92720
102720
112720
122720
132720
142720
152720
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182720
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202720
212720
222720
232720
242820
252820
262820
272820
282820
292820
302820
312820

How August really feels in Suai

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.

Suai weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°24627.112.53.3
Feb29° / 23°21324.512.33.3
Mar29° / 23°19321.812.14.1
Apr28° / 22°11214.111.85.2
May28° / 22°8311.911.66.2
Jun27° / 21°569.611.56.6
Jul27° / 20°287.311.57.1
Aug27° / 20°112.511.77.8
Sep28° / 21°10211.97.1
Oct30° / 22°203.512.26.2
Nov30° / 23°64812.45.1
Dec29° / 24°1992212.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66931
76832
86931
96931
107129
117129
127129
137228
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237129
247129
257129
267030
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Suai gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
109
119
129
139
149
158
168
178
188
198
207
217
227
237
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257
267
277
287
297
307
317

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10853372
20853372
30853372
40853372
50854371
61853371
71853371
81952371
91952371
102951371
1121050371
1221050371
1321050371
1421049371
1521149371
1621149371
1721148371
1821148371
1921147382
2021246382
2121245392
2221245402
2321244412
2421243422
2511143432
2611142432
2711141442
2811141453
2911140463
3011040463
3111040463

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:57 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:576:33
211.66:576:33
311.66:576:33
411.66:576:33
511.66:566:33
611.66:566:33
711.66:566:33
811.66:556:33
911.66:556:33
1011.66:556:34
1111.76:546:34
1211.76:546:34
1311.76:546:34
1411.76:536:34
1511.76:536:34
1611.76:526:34
1711.76:526:34
1811.76:516:34
1911.76:516:34
2011.76:516:34
2111.76:506:34
2211.76:506:34
2311.76:496:34
2411.86:496:34
2511.86:486:34
2611.86:476:34
2711.86:476:34
2811.86:466:34
2911.86:466:33
3011.86:456:33
3111.86:456:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Suai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Suai's monsoon runs December–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 Suai?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Suai for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Suai in August

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

In August, Suai sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Suai in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 15 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Suai 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 Suai peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Suai?

Suai sits at 9.3°S, 125.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Maliana, 36 km away.

MalianaAtsabeAtambuaGlenoAileuMaubaraLiquiçáKefamenanu

Topography around Suai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Suai is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
1,581 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Maliana 36 km · Atsabe 46 km · Atambua 46 km · Gleno 68 km · Aileu 73 km · Maubara 78 km · Liquiçá 81 km · Kefamenanu 87 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,341
2025
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
11.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 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 Suai (-9.3129°, 125.2565°, elevation 73 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).