Barus Weather in August
Barus in August
The short of it: Barus in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 300 mm (11.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 300 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Barus an average August high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 300 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 300 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Barus runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Sibolga, 52 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Barus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 96 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SibolgaNorth Sumatra | 52 km SE | 31° | 22° | 283 mm |
| TarutungNorth Sumatra | 63 km E | 26° | 17° | 139 mm |
| NainggolanNorth Sumatra | 72 km NE | 27° | 17° | 138 mm |
| PangururanNorth Sumatra | 74 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 146 mm |
| SingkilAceh | 74 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 405 mm |
| ParmonanganNorth Sumatra | 84 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 130 mm |
| Tomok BolonNorth Sumatra | 88 km NE | 25° | 16° | 124 mm |
| AmbaritaNorth Sumatra | 89 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 126 mm |