Sentani Weather in August
Sentani in August
The short of it: Sentani in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 152 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 152 mm · daylight 12 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sentani an average August high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 152 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 152 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 2 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sentani runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Abepura, 14 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Sentani, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbepuraPapua | 14 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 158 mm |
| JayapuraPapua | 23 km E | 31° | 23° | 160 mm |
| VanimoSandaun Province | 89 km E | 31° | 23° | 186 mm |
| ElelimHighland Papua | 160 km SW | 31° | 22° | 193 mm |
| KobakmaHighland Papua | 202 km SW | 29° | 19° | 198 mm |
| SarmiPapua | 211 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 244 mm |
| AitapeSandaun Province | 213 km ESE | 31° | 23° | 170 mm |
| WamenaHighland Papua | 243 km SW | 26° | 14° | 146 mm |