Solok Weather in August
Solok in August
The short of it: Solok in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 169 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Solok brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 20°, with about 169 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Solok: highs scarcely reach 28°, nights fall to 20°. Wet spells are common — about 169 mm, the 10th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Solok runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Sijunjung, 37 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Solok, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 46 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 37 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 137 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 38 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 363 mm |
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 47 km NW | 26° | 17° | 170 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 63 km WNW | 30° | 22° | 362 mm |
| BukittinggiWest Sumatra | 63 km NNW | 26° | 17° | 178 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 65 km N | 29° | 20° | 136 mm |
| Sungai PenuhJambi | 162 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 91 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 170 km NNE | 32° | 23° | 168 mm |