Alor weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Alor is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and July close behind. Alor averages about 3,084 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,084
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 1,131 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Alor?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Alor is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (70/100, 252 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Alor?
Alor is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,084 hours of sunshine a year. August (95/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #4 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 60% of the annual 1,131 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 252 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 214 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 151 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 74 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 52 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 38 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 10 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 11 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 30 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 74 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 208 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Alor by month
The sea off Alor is warmest in November at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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
- Kupang Indonesia · 249 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 511 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 520 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 625 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Bima Indonesia · 652 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 653 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Atambua Indonesia · 110 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Dili Timor-Leste · 112 km · 2,866 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oecussi-Ambeno Timor-Leste · 122 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Suai Timor-Leste · 151 km · 3,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tiwatobi Indonesia · 176 km · 3,121 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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