Gunungsitoli weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gunungsitoli is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Gunungsitoli averages about 1,964 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 220 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,964
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 63/100
- Rain / year
- 2,825 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 137k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Gunungsitoli?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gunungsitoli is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 220 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gunungsitoli?
Gunungsitoli gets a moderate 1,964 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #105 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,825 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 | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 220 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 181 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 234 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 226 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 190 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 168 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 223 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 259 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 311 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 332 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 275 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Gunungsitoli by month
The sea off Gunungsitoli is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°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
- Medan Indonesia · 304 km · best in Feb · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Padang (Katapiang) Indonesia · 359 km · best in Jan · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Pekanbaru Indonesia · 423 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 478 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Subang Malaysia · 480 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
- Penang Malaysia · 541 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Singkil Indonesia · 126 km · 2,322 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sibolga (Pinangsori) Indonesia · 138 km · 2,271 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Siborong-Borong Indonesia · 188 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sinabang Indonesia · 206 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kutacane Indonesia · 248 km · 2,009 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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