Ketapang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Ketapang is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with January and February close behind. Ketapang averages about 2,402 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 118 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,402
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 3,046 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 78k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Ketapang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ketapang is August, then January and February. The dullest month is January (65/100, 271 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ketapang?
Ketapang gets a moderate 2,402 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #40 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 3,046 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 | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 271 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 217 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 200 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 290 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 276 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 216 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 179 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 118 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 170 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 315 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 417 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 377 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Ketapang by month
The sea off Ketapang is warmest in March at around 32°C / 90°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
- Pontianak Indonesia · 195 km · best in Jan · 2,258 h sun/yr
- Pangkalanbun Indonesia · 214 km · best in Aug · 2,103 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pandan Indonesia · 266 km · best in Aug · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Sampit Indonesia · 343 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr
- Kuching Malaysia · 370 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Pangkal Pinang Indonesia · 427 km · best in Aug · 1,963 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nanga Pinoh-Borneo Island Indonesia · 257 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sintang Indonesia · 258 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Seruyan Indonesia · 334 km · 2,153 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Ketapang compares month by month: Ketapang vs Pontianak · Ketapang vs Kuching · Ketapang vs Pangkalanbun · Ketapang vs Tanjung Pandan · all comparisons
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