Rantepao Weather in August
Rantepao in August
The short of it: Rantepao in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 19° · rain 163 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rantepao an average August high of 28°, a low of 19° and some 163 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 163 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Rantepao runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Palopo, 33 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
August in Rantepao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PalopoSouth Sulawesi | 33 km E | 31° | 23° | 156 mm |
| MasambaSouth Sulawesi | 67 km NE | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |
| PolewaliWest Sulawesi | 80 km SW | 31° | 23° | 62 mm |
| MamujuWest Sulawesi | 117 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 136 mm |
| ParepareSouth Sulawesi | 120 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 40 mm |
| MajeneWest Sulawesi | 121 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 47 mm |
| SengkangSouth Sulawesi | 130 km S | 32° | 23° | 101 mm |
| WatamponeSouth Sulawesi | 181 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 100 mm |