Maros climate — normals and trends
Maros (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,531 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maros averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Maros has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 2 October 2015) and the coldest 21.7 °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
MarosSouth Sulawesi
- coords
- -5.01°, 119.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,531mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
29.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
2 October 2015
Coldest day
21.7 °C
22 July 1966
Wettest day
231 mm
4 May 1970
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
9 January 2013
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
10 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
23.8 °C
12 September 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 January 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 559 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 279 mm | -76 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 315 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 239 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 212 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 238 mm | +122 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 129 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 194 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 316 mm | +107 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 369 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maros?
Maros has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,531 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maros?
The hottest day measured in Maros between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2015, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maros?
The coldest day measured in Maros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1966, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Maros?
Almost never: Maros sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maros warmed?
Yes: Maros warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maros?
The wettest day measured in Maros between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1970, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maros?
The windiest day measured in Maros between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maros?
The warmest month in Maros is May (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Maros?
Maros receives on average 2,531 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maros?
Maros gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maros?
Yes: Maros has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maros?
In Maros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was 23.8 °C on 12 September 1965.
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