Majene climate — normals and trends
Majene (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,423 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Majene averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 227 rainy days per year.
Majene has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 29 January 2012) and the coldest 23.1 °C (on 7 September 1949).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MajeneWest Sulawesi
- coords
- -3.54°, 118.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
25.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,423mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
227 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.8 °C
29 January 2012
Coldest day
23.1 °C
7 September 1949
Wettest day
217 mm
10 April 1980
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
4 September 1966
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
26 December 1993
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
11 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
23.1 °C
16 August 1977
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 220 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 117 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 190 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 116 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 159 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 115 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 131 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 188 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Majene?
Majene has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,423 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Majene?
The hottest day measured in Majene between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2012, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Majene?
The coldest day measured in Majene between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1949, at 23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Majene?
Almost never: Majene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Majene warmed?
Yes: Majene warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Majene?
The wettest day measured in Majene between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1980, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Majene?
The windiest day measured in Majene between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1966, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Majene?
The warmest month in Majene is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Majene?
Majene receives on average 1,423 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Majene?
Majene gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Majene?
Yes: Majene has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Majene?
In Majene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 11 March 2020, and the lowest was 23.1 °C on 16 August 1977.
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