Ternate weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Ternate is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with September and October close behind. Ternate averages about 2,520 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 116 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,520
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 2,161 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 211k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Ternate?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ternate is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (66/100, 206 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ternate?
Ternate gets a lot of sun: around 2,520 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #29 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,161 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 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 166 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 191 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 195 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 244 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 215 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 159 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 116 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 119 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 135 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 186 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 229 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Ternate by month
The sea off Ternate is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°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
- Manado Indonesia · 284 km · best in Aug · 2,545 h sun/yr
- Sorong Indonesia · 475 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 504 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 511 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- General Santos Philippines · 634 km · best in Feb · 2,403 h sun/yr
- Davao Philippines · 726 km · best in Apr · 2,201 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lolak Indonesia · 372 km · 2,447 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tahuna Indonesia · 378 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Waisai Indonesia · 402 km · 2,375 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Namlea Indonesia · 444 km · 2,266 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Ternate compares month by month: Ternate vs Manado · Ternate vs Gorontalo · Ternate vs Ambon · Ternate vs Sorong · all comparisons
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