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Makassar, Indonesia climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Makassar has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 25°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1857 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 420 mm while August barely receives 5 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Makassar climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 419 | 289 | 224 | 145 | 54 | 50 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 153 | 420 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 419 | 289 | 224 | 145 | 54 | 50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 153 | 420 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 71 | 88 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 71 | 88 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 9.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Ujang Pandang/paotere, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.