South Sulawesi · Indonesia
Makassar in August
In August, Makassar averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Makassar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 16 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 206
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Makassar
August is tied for the warmest month in Makassar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 21 °C to 26 °C. By day, August is 1 °C warmer than July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 16 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 262 mm (3149 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 655 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 609 mm | |
| March | 30 °C | 26 °C | 402 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 23 °C | 228 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 23 °C | 111 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 22 °C | 81 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 21 °C | 41 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 21 °C | 16 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 22 °C | 62 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 91 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 23 °C | 275 mm | |
| December | 30 °C | 23 °C | 579 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Makassar?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Makassar meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Indonesia in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Makassar
This guide lists 206 places to stay in Makassar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 36; 1–3 km, 69; 3–10 km, 99; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.