Makassar climate — normals and trends
Makassar (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,876 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 October (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Makassar averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 276 rainy days per year.
Makassar has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 18 October 2015) and the coldest 18.4 °C (on 22 July 1966).
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
MakassarSouth Sulawesi
- coords
- -5.15°, 119.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,876mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
276 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
35.7 °C
18 October 2015
Coldest day
18.4 °C
22 July 1966
Wettest day
269 mm
8 December 1977
Windiest day
32.0 km/h
9 January 2013
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
14 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
28 October 1984
Coldest feels-like
19.7 °C
12 September 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 January 1958
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 | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 535 mm | +111 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 291 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 328 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 216 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 339 mm | +97 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 298 mm | +113 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 163 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 151 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 177 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 261 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 279 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 332 mm | -79 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makassar?
Makassar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,876 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makassar?
The hottest day measured in Makassar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2015, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makassar?
The coldest day measured in Makassar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1966, at 18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Makassar?
Almost never: Makassar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Makassar warmed?
Yes: Makassar warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makassar?
The wettest day measured in Makassar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1977, with 269 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makassar?
The windiest day measured in Makassar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makassar?
The warmest month in Makassar is October (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Makassar?
Makassar receives on average 2,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makassar?
Makassar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Makassar?
Yes: Makassar has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makassar?
In Makassar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 28 October 1984, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 12 September 1965.
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