Indonesia
Yogyakarta in August
In August, Yogyakarta averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 20 °C, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Yogyakarta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 20 °C
- Rain in the month
- 24 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 585
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Yogyakarta
August is tied for the coolest month in Yogyakarta by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 22 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 24 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 195 mm (2337 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 | 31 °C | 22 °C | 348 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 22 °C | 361 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 22 °C | 343 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 22 °C | 219 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 22 °C | 131 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 21 °C | 65 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 20 °C | 34 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 20 °C | 24 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 21 °C | 46 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 157 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 22 °C | 276 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 22 °C | 333 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 Yogyakarta?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Yogyakarta 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 Yogyakarta
This guide lists 585 places to stay in Yogyakarta, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 141; 3–10 km, 420; 10 km or more, 8.
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.