Palu Weather in August
Palu in August
The short of it: Palu in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 23° · rain 166 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Palu an average August high of 33°, a low of 23° and some 166 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 5th 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Poso, 112 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 44 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PosoCentral Sulawesi | 112 km ESE | 32° | 23° | 167 mm |
| MasambaSouth Sulawesi | 190 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |
| MamujuWest Sulawesi | 225 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 136 mm |
| RantepaoSouth Sulawesi | 229 km S | 28° | 19° | 163 mm |
| PalopoSouth Sulawesi | 235 km S | 31° | 23° | 156 mm |
| Toli-ToliCentral Sulawesi | 241 km NNE | 32° | 23° | 150 mm |
| PolewaliWest Sulawesi | 287 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 62 mm |
| Muarajawa00 | 287 km W | 33° | 25° | 111 mm |