Timika Weather in August
Timika in August
The short of it: Timika in August averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 438 mm (17.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 58 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 29° · low 21° · rain 438 mm · daylight 11 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Timika an average August high of 29°, a low of 21° and some 438 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 29°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 438 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 58 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, Timika runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Bugalaga, 110 km to the N, is 5° cooler by day.
August in Timika, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BugalagaCentral Papua | 110 km N | 24° | 14° | 334 mm |
| MuliaCentral Papua | 176 km NE | 21° | 10° | 238 mm |
| KenyamHighland Papua | 189 km E | 30° | 21° | 317 mm |
| NabireCentral Papua | 191 km NW | 31° | 23° | 368 mm |
| AgatsSouth Papua | 192 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 390 mm |
| TiomHighland Papua | 212 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 206 mm |
| KarubagaHighland Papua | 222 km ENE | 26° | 15° | 191 mm |
| WamenaHighland Papua | 258 km ENE | 26° | 14° | 146 mm |