Tanjung Pandan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Tanjung Pandan is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with September and July close behind. Tanjung Pandan averages about 2,006 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,006
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 2,340 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 103k
- Elevation
- 58 m
When is the best time to visit Tanjung Pandan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tanjung Pandan is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (63/100, 238 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tanjung Pandan?
Tanjung Pandan gets a moderate 2,006 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #98 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,340 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 | 238 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 168 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 188 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 223 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 208 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 166 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 133 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 82 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 110 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 191 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 289 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 344 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Tanjung Pandan by month
The sea off Tanjung Pandan is warmest in April 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
- Pangkal Pinang Indonesia · 191 km · best in Aug · 1,963 h sun/yr
- Ketapang Indonesia · 266 km · best in Aug · 2,402 h sun/yr
- Palembang Indonesia · 340 km · best in Aug · 1,905 h sun/yr
- Pontianak Indonesia · 342 km · best in Jan · 2,258 h sun/yr
- Jakarta Indonesia · 395 km · best in Aug · 2,107 h sun/yr
- Bandar Lampung Indonesia · 399 km · best in Aug · 2,256 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Tanjung Pandan compares month by month: Tanjung Pandan vs Jakarta · Tanjung Pandan vs Palembang · Tanjung Pandan vs Pontianak · Tanjung Pandan vs Pangkal Pinang · all comparisons
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