Palembang Weather in August
Palembang in August
The short of it: Palembang in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 23° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Palembang an average August high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 96 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Palembang runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Indralaya, 38 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Palembang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndralayaSouth Sumatra | 38 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 108 mm |
| PrabumulihSouth Sumatra | 81 km SW | 32° | 23° | 113 mm |
| MuntokBangka–Belitung Islands | 105 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 92 mm |
| BaturajaSouth Sumatra | 149 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 110 mm |
| TanjungagungSouth Sumatra | 154 km SW | 31° | 22° | 119 mm |
| LahatSouth Sumatra | 165 km SW | 31° | 22° | 121 mm |
| PangkalpinangBangka–Belitung Islands | 175 km ENE | 32° | 23° | 129 mm |
| Jambi CityJambi | 193 km NW | 33° | 24° | 140 mm |