Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with July and June close behind. Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat averages about 3,056 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,056
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 2,202 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 189k
- Elevation
- 71 m
When is the best time to visit Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (70/100, 318 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat?
Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,056 hours of sunshine a year. August (93/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #5 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 44% of the annual 2,202 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 318 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 300 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 319 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 241 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 131 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 49 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 33 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 71 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 75 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 120 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 239 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 356 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat by month
The sea off Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat 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
- Bima Indonesia · 132 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 380 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
- Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) Indonesia · 398 km · best in Aug · 2,768 h sun/yr
- Kupang Indonesia · 456 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Denpasar Indonesia · 520 km · best in Aug · 2,777 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 563 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ruteng Indonesia · 66 km · 2,814 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tambolaka Indonesia · 125 km · 2,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Waingapu-Sumba Island Indonesia · 140 km · 2,998 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ende Indonesia · 199 km · 2,880 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Maumere Indonesia · 259 km · 3,003 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat compares month by month: Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat vs Makassar · Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat vs Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) · Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat vs Kupang · Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat vs Bima · all comparisons
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