Manado weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Manado is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with September and October close behind. Manado averages about 2,545 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 89 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,545
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 2,208 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 459k
- Elevation
- 82 m
When is the best time to visit Manado?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manado is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (66/100, 281 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manado?
Manado gets a lot of sun: around 2,545 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #28 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,208 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 | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 281 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 210 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 197 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 197 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 208 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 202 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 160 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 89 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 95 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 136 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 208 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 225 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Manado by month
The sea off Manado is warmest in May at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in March at 28°C / 82°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
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 252 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
- Ternate Indonesia · 284 km · best in Aug · 2,520 h sun/yr
- General Santos Philippines · 502 km · best in Feb · 2,403 h sun/yr
- Palu Indonesia · 622 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Davao Philippines · 625 km · best in Apr · 2,201 h sun/yr
- Zamboanga Philippines · 677 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lolak Indonesia · 123 km · 2,447 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tahuna Indonesia · 247 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Buol Indonesia · 394 km · 2,596 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tojo Una-Una Indonesia · 454 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Manado compares month by month: Manado vs General Santos · Manado vs Gorontalo · Manado vs Ternate · all comparisons
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