Toraja weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Toraja is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with February and March close behind. Toraja averages about 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 303 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,498

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

66/100

Rain / year

3,184 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

185k

Elevation

901 m

When is the best time to visit Toraja?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Toraja is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (66/100, 303 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Toraja?

Toraja gets a moderate 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #31 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 3,184 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Makassar Indonesia · 214 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
• Palu Indonesia · 252 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
• Kendari Indonesia · 295 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
• Balikpapan Indonesia · 398 km · best in Aug · 1,972 h sun/yr
• Samarinda Indonesia · 431 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
• Gorontalo Indonesia · 536 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Palopo Indonesia · 38 km · 2,412 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kolaka Indonesia · 220 km · 2,617 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Morowali Indonesia · 223 km · 2,083 h sun/yr · best in Sep