Gorontalo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gorontalo is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with September and October close behind. Gorontalo averages about 2,513 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,513
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,774 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 365k
- Elevation
- 32 m
When is the best time to visit Gorontalo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gorontalo is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (66/100, 172 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gorontalo?
Gorontalo gets a lot of sun: around 2,513 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #30 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 1,774 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 172 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 133 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 169 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 181 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 184 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 184 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 131 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 76 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 79 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 115 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 167 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 183 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Gorontalo by month
The sea off Gorontalo is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Manado Indonesia · 252 km · best in Aug · 2,545 h sun/yr
- Palu Indonesia · 370 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Ternate Indonesia · 504 km · best in Aug · 2,520 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 527 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 625 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Samarinda Indonesia · 633 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lolak Indonesia · 135 km · 2,447 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Buol Indonesia · 168 km · 2,596 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tojo Una-Una Indonesia · 215 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Toli Toli-Celebes Island Indonesia · 235 km · 2,595 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Morowali Indonesia · 342 km · 2,083 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Gorontalo compares month by month: Gorontalo vs Palu · Gorontalo vs Manado · Gorontalo vs Kendari · Gorontalo vs Ternate · all comparisons
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