Kolaka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Kolaka is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with September and October close behind. Kolaka averages about 2,617 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,617
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,601 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Elevation
- 14 m
When is the best time to visit Kolaka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kolaka is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (67/100, 158 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kolaka?
Kolaka gets a lot of sun: around 2,617 hours a year. August (87/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #20 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 1,601 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 | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 158 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| February | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 155 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| March | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 191 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 193 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 186 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 167 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 100 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 41 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 41 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 62 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 122 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| December | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 185 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Kolaka by month
The sea off Kolaka is warmest in January at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July 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
- Kendari Indonesia · 103 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 233 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
- Palu Indonesia · 421 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 495 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Bima Indonesia · 562 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 573 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Palopo Indonesia · 199 km · 2,412 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Toraja Indonesia · 220 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Benteng Indonesia · 237 km · 2,818 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Morowali Indonesia · 238 km · 2,083 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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