Bukittinggi Weather in August
Bukittinggi in August
The short of it: Bukittinggi in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 178 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 178 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & August
Thirty years of records give Bukittinggi an average August high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 178 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 178 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and August.
Against its neighbours, Bukittinggi runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Padangpanjang, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Bukittinggi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 68 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 17 km SSE | 26° | 17° | 170 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 31 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 136 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 44 km SW | 30° | 22° | 362 mm |
| SolokWest Sumatra | 63 km SSE | 28° | 20° | 169 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 71 km S | 30° | 22° | 363 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 80 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 137 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 150 km NE | 32° | 23° | 168 mm |
| Balai PungutRiau | 183 km NE | 31° | 23° | 171 mm |