Uluwatu weather in August
August in Uluwatu: warm, a little rain, with muggy air — fine if you can take 18 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#3 of 12 months in Uluwatu · #348 of 1413 destinations to visit in August · comfort 88/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 27°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 18
- Sun
- 11 h
- Humidity
- 77%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Uluwatu in August
Notes from nearby Canggu (22 km away)
Uluwatu doesn't have its own notes for August yet — these are about Canggu, close enough to share the season.
Canggu's forum calls August peak dry season but not necessarily wall-to-wall sunshine — one visitor's four-day stretch was a genuine mix of cloudy, rainy and sunny spells. It's also reliably windy this time of year, which regulars say is exactly what makes the surf so consistently good, with lineups getting crowded to match.
Other months in Uluwatu
Uluwatu-forum and surf-guide threads on July agree it's the peak of the low-rain season and the peak of the swell: the year's biggest groundswells arrive this month, reliable SE trade winds blow offshore into the Bukit Peninsula's west-facing breaks every morning, and rainfall runs among its lowest totals of the year. The trade-off is crowding - the lineup itself is described as resembling a small city by mid-month, though most surfers call the wave quality worth it. Wind is the other consistent theme: mornings run clean and glassy, but afternoons turn genuinely blustery, choppy enough to affect snorkeling and noticeable enough that clifftop restaurant tables catch a steady breeze through the evening. Warm, sunny days are the norm. The record: 27.4C days, 24.5C nights, 57mm across 18 days, a 27.6C sea, 73 percent humidity and 10.9 hours of sun - more scattered rain days than the guides' "minimal rainfall" framing suggests.
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Uluwatu climate normals — August
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Uluwatu in August
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsDry-season surf, Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Uluwatu's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Best weatherUluwatu's weather peaks July–September.
August includes Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Uluwatu in August
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Dry-season surf
1 Apr – 31 Oct · usuallySurf seasonCrowdedThe trade wind blows offshore on the Bukit's west-facing reefs, and Uluwatu, Padang Padang and Bingin get the Indian Ocean swell at its most consistent. Line-ups are at their most crowded in July and August.
- Festival
Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang
1–31 Aug · usuallySporting eventCrowdedIndonesia's longest-running surf contest runs on a one-day call inside an August waiting period, when a big swell turns Padang Padang into a barrel. Spectators pack the cliff above the reef at short notice. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Uluwatu — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Uluwatu?
Uluwatu in August — FAQ
- Is August a good time to visit Uluwatu?
- August in Uluwatu: warm, a little rain, with muggy air — fine if you can take 18 rainy days. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Uluwatu on SeasonMap's comfort score (88/100).
- What is the weather like in Uluwatu in August?
- In August, Uluwatu averages a daily high of 27.4°C and a low of 23.9°C, with about 65.1 mm of rain over roughly 18.4 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Uluwatu in August?
- Uluwatu has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 54 in August.
Within 300 km: Nusa Penida's Mola season around 1 Jul – 31 Oct, and Gili Trawangan's Turtle nesting around 1 May – 31 Oct.