Kupang weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Kupang is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with June and July close behind. Kupang averages about 3,118 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,118
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 1,287 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 475k
- Elevation
- 100 m
When is the best time to visit Kupang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kupang is August, then June and July. The dullest month is November (66/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kupang?
Kupang is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,118 hours of sunshine a year. August (97/100) is noticeably better than November (66). It ranks #2 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 1,287 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 313 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 282 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 189 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 65 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 35 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 14 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 12 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 23 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 66 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 83 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 260 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Kupang by month
The sea off Kupang is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°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
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 456 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Bima Indonesia · 576 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 691 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 726 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
- Darwin Australia · 825 km · best in Jun · 2,969 h sun/yr
- Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) Indonesia · 826 km · best in Aug · 2,768 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ba'a - Rote Island Indonesia · 93 km · 3,118 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oecussi-Ambeno Timor-Leste · 131 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Atambua Indonesia · 182 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Suai Timor-Leste · 202 km · 3,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tiwatobi Indonesia · 223 km · 3,121 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Kupang compares month by month: Kupang vs Kendari · Kupang vs Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat · Kupang vs Bima · Kupang vs Darwin · all comparisons
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