Bali month by month
Bali in August
On the south coast, August is one of the dry months. BMKG’s 30-year normal puts August rain on the south coast at 20–50 mm, and days at the airport average 29° with nights around 24°.
On the south coast it is one of the driest months, along with June, July and September. Ubud and the highlands get the most rain this month (50–100 mm), the south coast and the east coast the least (20–50 mm). Averages describe a typical August; any single year can be wetter or drier, so check the live forecast close to your dates.
- Rain, south coast
- 20–50 mm · low
- Average high
- 29.2°C
- Average low
- 24.1°C
- Humidity
- 78%
- Season, south coast
- Dry
Rain around the island in August
BMKG’s rainfall normal for August, 1991–2020: the usual total for the month. BMKG publishes it in bands, so each figure is a range.
- South coast Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Sanur, Uluwatu 20–50 mm low
- Ubud Ubud and the rice-field belt around it 50–100 mm low
- Highlands Bedugul, Munduk and the crater lakes 50–100 mm low
- East coast Amed, Tulamben and the Karangasem coast 20–50 mm low
August in the year
South-coast rain by month (BMKG normal, top of each band). Tap a month for its page.
Questions about August
Does it rain a lot in Bali in August?
BMKG's 1991–2020 normal for August is 20–50 mm of rain on the south coast, which BMKG rates as low. Ubud and the highlands get the most rain this month (50–100 mm), the south coast and the east coast the least (20–50 mm).
How hot is Bali in August?
At Ngurah Rai airport on the south coast, August days average 29°C and nights 24°C, with humidity around 78% (2015–2024). The highlands around Bedugul and Munduk are cooler, especially at night.
Is August in Bali's dry season or wet season?
August is one of the dry months on Bali's south coast. BMKG marks the rainy season by about 50 mm of rain per ten days, roughly 150 mm a month, and its 1991–2020 normal for August there is 20–50 mm.
Rain: BMKG, normal monthly rainfall 1991–2020 for Bali (Stasiun Klimatologi Bali), read from BMKG’s maps. Temperature and humidity: daily reports from Ngurah Rai airport (WMO 97230), 2015–2024, via NOAA; they match BMKG’s own yearly figures for the station.