Ranai-Natuna Besar Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Ranai-Natuna Besar Island is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with April and February close behind. Ranai-Natuna Besar Island averages about 2,068 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,068
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,864 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ranai-Natuna Besar Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ranai-Natuna Besar Island is March, then April and February. The dullest month is January (63/100, 181 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ranai-Natuna Besar Island?
Ranai-Natuna Besar Island gets a moderate 2,068 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate March from January. It ranks #82 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 1,864 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 | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 181 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 93 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 81 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 82 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 116 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 158 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 156 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 133 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 159 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 230 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 269 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Ranai-Natuna Besar Island by month
The sea off Ranai-Natuna Besar Island is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January 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
- Kuching Malaysia · 347 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Pontianak Indonesia · 465 km · best in Jan · 2,258 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island Indonesia · 542 km · best in Feb · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Singapore Singapore · 565 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Batam Indonesia · 567 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr
- Con Dao Vietnam · 570 km · best in Feb · 2,477 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mukah Malaysia · 421 km · 2,011 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sibu Malaysia · 439 km · 1,953 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tioman Malaysia · 485 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bintulu Malaysia · 521 km · 2,295 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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