SulawesiBest time to go to Sulawesi (Celebes) for a perfect weather and where to go?
Find the most favorable time to go to Sulawesi from seasonal norms in many locations like Enrekang or Parepare below.
When is the best time to go to Sulawesi (Celebes)?
When is the best time to go to Sulawesi (Celebes)? Here's some information to help you in your decision:
- The weather is at least tolerable on the island of Sulawesi throughout the year
- The best month to go to Makassar regarding the weather is August
- On average, it is hot all year round in Makassar
- January is the wettest month in this city
- The cities with the best climate are Sengkang and Mamuju, with good weather at least 9 months a year
- The sea temperature is suitable for swimming all year round in Bitung
For information about the climate and the weather city by city on the island of Sulawesi for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:
| Month | Our opinion | View Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77°F to 86°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| February | 77°F to 86°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| March | 77°F to 86°F | tolerable | ||
| April | 77°F to 88°F | tolerable | ||
| May | 79°F to 88°F | tolerable | ||
| June | 79°F to 86°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| July | 79°F to 86°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| August | 77°F to 86°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| September | 77°F to 88°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| October | 77°F to 90°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| November | 77°F to 90°F | tolerable to good* | ||
| December | 77°F to 86°F | tolerable |
Best time to travel to Sulawesi by cities
Best time to go to Makassar
The best time to go to Makassar is august.
Best time to go to Bitung
The best months to go to Bitung je %MONTH% are june, july, august, september and october.
Best time to go to Kendari
The best months to go to Kendari je %MONTH% are september and october.
Best time to go to Manado
The best months to go to Manado je %MONTH% are august, september and october.
Best time to go to Palu
The best months to go to Palu je %MONTH% are january, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november and december.
Best time to go to Tomohon
The best months to go to Tomohon je %MONTH% are august, september and october.
Other cities and places on the island of Sulawesi
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Tours and organised trips on the island of Sulawesi
Climate and Weather on the island of Sulawesi
Temperatures and rainfall on the island of Sulawesi
On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Sulawesi and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Makassar, Bitung, Kendari, Manado and Palu, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 79°F |
90°F 79°F |
90°F 79°F |
92°F 79°F |
92°F 79°F |
92°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
94°F 77°F |
95°F 79°F |
94°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F | |
| 56% | 64% | 63% | 73% | 57% | 48% | 30% | 15% | 15% | 23% | 50% | 67% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 81°F |
86°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F |
88°F 81°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 81°F |
90°F 79°F |
90°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F |
88°F 81°F | |
| 72% | 71% | 69% | 76% | 76% | 64% | 55% | 41% | 46% | 51% | 84% | 83% | |
| 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
90°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
85°F 77°F |
85°F 77°F |
85°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
92°F 81°F |
92°F 81°F |
92°F 81°F | |
| 89% | 90% | 92% | 91% | 84% | 81% | 71% | 44% | 35% | 44% | 66% | 91% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
86°F 77°F |
86°F 77°F |
88°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
90°F 76°F |
90°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F | |
| 71% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 80% | 72% | 65% | 48% | 51% | 62% | 86% | 73% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 76°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F | |
| 87% | 90% | 92% | 98% | 94% | 96% | 89% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
86°F 77°F |
86°F 77°F |
88°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
90°F 76°F |
90°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F | |
| 71% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 80% | 72% | 65% | 48% | 51% | 61% | 86% | 73% | |
| 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
86°F 67°F |
86°F 68°F |
86°F 68°F |
86°F 70°F |
88°F 70°F |
86°F 70°F |
86°F 70°F |
86°F 70°F |
88°F 68°F |
88°F 68°F |
86°F 68°F |
86°F 67°F | |
| 84% | 80% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 82% | 76% | 75% | 85% | 86% | 89% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
86°F 77°F |
86°F 77°F |
88°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
92°F 77°F |
90°F 76°F |
90°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
92°F 76°F |
90°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F | |
| 71% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 80% | 72% | 65% | 48% | 51% | 62% | 86% | 73% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
90°F 83°F |
90°F 83°F |
90°F 83°F |
90°F 83°F |
88°F 83°F |
88°F 81°F |
86°F 79°F |
86°F 79°F |
86°F 81°F |
90°F 83°F |
90°F 85°F |
90°F 85°F | |
| 79% | 82% | 74% | 80% | 76% | 61% | 47% | 19% | 23% | 31% | 52% | 76% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 81°F |
86°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F |
88°F 81°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 81°F |
90°F 79°F |
90°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F |
88°F 81°F | |
| 72% | 71% | 69% | 76% | 76% | 64% | 55% | 41% | 46% | 51% | 84% | 83% | |
| 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F |
86°F 79°F |
86°F 77°F |
85°F 77°F |
86°F 77°F |
88°F 77°F |
88°F 79°F |
88°F 79°F | |
| 61% | 61% | 74% | 87% | 86% | 79% | 74% | 60% | 48% | 67% | 88% | 81% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
88°F 76°F |
88°F 76°F |
88°F 76°F |
88°F 76°F |
88°F 76°F |
88°F 74°F |
88°F 74°F |
88°F 74°F |
90°F 74°F |
90°F 74°F |
90°F 76°F |
88°F 76°F | |
| 82% | 78% | 90% | 94% | 94% | 88% | 71% | 64% | 61% | 71% | 92% | 90% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
90°F 72°F |
90°F 74°F |
88°F 72°F |
88°F 72°F |
90°F 72°F |
88°F 70°F |
88°F 70°F |
86°F 68°F |
88°F 70°F |
90°F 70°F |
90°F 72°F |
88°F 72°F | |
| 85% | 88% | 94% | 89% | 73% | 63% | 52% | 36% | 39% | 41% | 75% | 91% |
| jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. | |
|
90°F 81°F |
90°F 81°F |
92°F 81°F |
92°F 81°F |
92°F 81°F |
92°F 79°F |
90°F 77°F |
90°F 79°F |
92°F 79°F |
94°F 81°F |
94°F 83°F |
92°F 83°F | |
| 67% | 69% | 66% | 68% | 60% | 40% | 30% | 15% | 22% | 36% | 59% | 66% | |
| 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F |
Where to go on the island of Sulawesi?
This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).
| Cities | jan. | feb. | mar. | apr. | may | jun. | jul. | aug. | sep. | oct. | nov. | dec. |
| Makassar | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 94°F | 95°F | 94°F | 90°F |
| Bitung | 88°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Kendari | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 85°F | 85°F | 85°F | 88°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F |
| Manado | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Palu | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F |
| Tomohon | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Ampana | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 86°F | 86°F |
| Bunaken Island | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Buton | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 86°F | 86°F | 86°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F |
| Lembeh | 88°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Luwuk | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F |
| Mamasa | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Palopo | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 86°F | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Parepare | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 94°F | 94°F | 92°F |
| Polewali | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 90°F | 88°F |
| Sangihe Islands | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 90°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F |
| Selayar | 88°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 92°F | 94°F | 95°F | 94°F | 90°F |
| Sengkang | 92°F | 94°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 88°F | 86°F | 88°F | 92°F | 94°F | 95°F | 94°F |
| Togian Islands | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F | 86°F | 86°F | 85°F | 86°F | 88°F | 88°F | 88°F |
| Tondano | 86°F | 86°F | 88°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 90°F | 92°F | 92°F | 90°F | 88°F |
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Is this weather information for Sulawesi reliable?
Climate data for Sulawesi has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Sulawesi allows us to determine the average for each month in Makassar, Bitung, Kendari, Manado, Palu, Tomohon, Ampana, Bunaken Island, and 17 other cities.
So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.
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