Padang Weather in August
Padang in August
The short of it: Padang in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 363 mm (14.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 363 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Padang brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 22°, with about 363 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 363 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Padang runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Solok, 38 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Padang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 12 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolokWest Sumatra | 38 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 169 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 45 km NW | 30° | 22° | 362 mm |
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 55 km N | 26° | 17° | 170 mm |
| BukittinggiWest Sumatra | 71 km N | 26° | 17° | 178 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 75 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 137 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 87 km NNE | 29° | 20° | 136 mm |
| TuapejatWest Sumatra | 147 km SW | 29° | 22° | 299 mm |
| Sungai PenuhJambi | 169 km SE | 26° | 18° | 91 mm |