Palu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Palu is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August and January close behind. Palu averages about 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,293
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,734 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 612k
- Elevation
- 81 m
When is the best time to visit Palu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Palu is September, then August and January. The dullest month is March (65/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Palu?
Palu gets a moderate 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate September from March. It ranks #48 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 1,734 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 | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 118 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 117 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 156 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 187 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 182 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 216 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 148 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 108 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 103 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 130 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 135 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 134 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Palu by month
The sea off Palu is warmest in October at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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
- Samarinda Indonesia · 302 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Balikpapan Indonesia · 337 km · best in Aug · 1,972 h sun/yr
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 370 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 438 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 449 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 464 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tojo Una-Una Indonesia · 191 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Morowali Indonesia · 242 km · 2,083 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Palopo Indonesia · 244 km · 2,412 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Toli Toli-Celebes Island Indonesia · 247 km · 2,595 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Toraja Indonesia · 252 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Palu compares month by month: Palu vs Samarinda · Palu vs Balikpapan · Palu vs Gorontalo · Palu vs Kendari · all comparisons
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