The climate of Sulawesi: when to go to Sulawesi

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The climate of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) is tropical humid to the south and equatorial humid to the north, the island in fact, in its northern part, is crossed by the Equator. The temperatures are constant throughout the island and are maintained throughout the year between 30°C/32°C and 23°C/24°C.

The northern area of Sulawesi, where there is also the city of Manado has an equatorial climate with no real dry season, the rainy season is between November and June and between July and October rains decrease. In this area fall less than 3200 mm of rain per year. Here the temperatures are stable throughout the year, the average maximum temperatures vary between 35°C and 31°C, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 20°C and 24°C.

The southern part of Sulawesi is characterized by a humid tropical climate with constant temperatures and two distinct seasons differentiated by the amount of rain. The monsoon rains fall between November and April, while from May to October there is the dry season, in Makassar fall a little more than 3000 mm of rain per year. Temperatures are uniformly high throughout the year, with little variation, the values of average maximum temperatures vary between 35°C and 31°C, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 20°C and 24°C.

The sea water temperature is stable between 26°C and 29°C throughout the year.

WHEN TO GO TO SULAWESI

The best time to visit the southern part of the island of Sulawesi are the driest months between June and October. In the northern part of the island the less rainy season is reduced to the months between July and October.

SULAWESI CLIMATE: CLIMATIC TABLES

MAKASSAR (15 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	23,2	30,7	734	27
February	22,7	31,0	533	26
March	23,3	31,3	391	23
April	23,6	32,0	235	20
May	23,4	32,1	127	17
June	22,9	32,5	66	8
July	21,7	32,4	48	4
August	20,1	34,3	15	2
September	21,2	34,8	83	4
October	21,7	34,6	83	7
November	22,7	33,5	273	24
December	23,0	31,3	549	25
YEAR	22,4	32,6	3086	187

MANADO (5 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	21,8	29,2	465	21
February	21,7	29,2	358	19
March	21,9	29,6	305	17
April	21,9	30,6	198	16
May	22,1	31,0	160	18
June	21,3	31,1	163	16
July	21,2	31,0	119	14
August	21,2	31,6	97	12
September	21,0	32,0	86	12
October	21,3	31,7	122	13
November	21,7	30,6	218	18
December	21,8	29,7	371	21
YEAR	21,6	30,6	2662	197