Palopo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Palopo is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with February and March close behind. Palopo averages about 2,412 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 303 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,412
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 3,184 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 185k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Palopo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Palopo is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (66/100, 303 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Palopo?
Palopo gets a moderate 2,412 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #38 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 3,184 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 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 303 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 286 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| March | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 344 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 346 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 300 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 328 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 210 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 153 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 167 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 191 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 221 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 335 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Palopo by month
The sea off Palopo is warmest in February at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in June 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
- Makassar Indonesia · 235 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
- Palu Indonesia · 244 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 266 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Balikpapan Indonesia · 423 km · best in Aug · 1,972 h sun/yr
- Samarinda Indonesia · 449 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 505 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Toraja Indonesia · 38 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Morowali Indonesia · 186 km · 2,083 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kolaka Indonesia · 199 km · 2,617 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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