Manado climate — normals and trends
Manado (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,851 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 May (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Manado averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 304 rainy days per year.
Manado has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 17 October 2015) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 23 February 1940).
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
ManadoNorth Sulawesi
- coords
- 1.48°, 124.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,851mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
304 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
32.2 °C
17 October 2015
Coldest day
22.5 °C
23 February 1940
Wettest day
281 mm
12 December 1996
Windiest day
30.3 km/h
12 November 1973
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
7 January 1972
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
14 October 2017
Coldest feels-like
24.4 °C
3 September 1997
Sunniest day
11.9 h
16 February 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 | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 468 mm | +191 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 216 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 499 mm | +268 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 413 mm | +178 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 376 mm | +101 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 324 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 167 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 329 mm | +155 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 282 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 315 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 210 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 249 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manado?
Manado has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manado?
The hottest day measured in Manado between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2015, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manado?
The coldest day measured in Manado between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1940, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Manado?
Almost never: Manado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manado warmed?
Yes: Manado warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manado?
The wettest day measured in Manado between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1996, with 281 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manado?
The windiest day measured in Manado between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1973, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manado?
The warmest month in Manado is May (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Manado?
Manado receives on average 2,851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 304 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manado?
Manado gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manado?
Yes: Manado has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manado?
In Manado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 14 October 2017, and the lowest was 24.4 °C on 3 September 1997.
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