Tarakan weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Tarakan is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Tarakan averages about 2,242 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 243 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,242

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

64/100

Rain / year

2,898 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

33°C / 91°F

Population

255k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Tarakan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarakan is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 243 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tarakan?

Tarakan gets a moderate 2,242 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #56 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,898 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Tarakan by month

The sea off Tarakan is warmest in May at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 31°C / 88°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

• Tawau Malaysia · 126 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
• Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 132 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
• Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 335 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
• Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 343 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
• Miri Malaysia · 412 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
• Samarinda Indonesia · 413 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island Indonesia · 58 km · 1,997 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Malinau Indonesia · 108 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Lahad Datu Malaysia · 208 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Long Bawan Indonesia · 218 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Tarakan compares month by month: Tarakan vs Kota Kinabalu · Tarakan vs Tawau · Tarakan vs Miri · Tarakan vs Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island · all comparisons