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Semarang in August
In August, Semarang averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Semarang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 24 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 156
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Semarang
August is tied for the warmest month in Semarang by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 24 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C warmer than August.
August brings 24 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 178 mm (2141 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 11 h 40 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 | 431 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 330 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 23 °C | 253 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 24 °C | 199 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 24 °C | 125 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 23 °C | 71 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 22 °C | 43 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 22 °C | 24 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 23 °C | 49 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 24 °C | 138 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 280 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 Semarang?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Semarang 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 Semarang
This guide lists 156 places to stay in Semarang, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 34; 1–3 km, 82; 3–10 km, 40.
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.