Polewali climate — normals and trends
Polewali (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,652 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Polewali averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.
Polewali 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 31.2 °C (on 18 October 2015) and the coldest 22.3 °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
PolewaliWest Sulawesi
- coords
- -3.43°, 119.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,652mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
244 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 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
31.2 °C
18 October 2015
Coldest day
22.3 °C
7 September 1949
Wettest day
224 mm
6 January 1973
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
1 February 1962
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
26 December 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
27 October 1988
Coldest feels-like
23.7 °C
31 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 265 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 127 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 192 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 134 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 169 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 41 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 167 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 100 mm | -69 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 206 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Polewali?
Polewali has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Polewali?
The hottest day measured in Polewali between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2015, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Polewali?
The coldest day measured in Polewali between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1949, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Polewali?
Almost never: Polewali sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Polewali warmed?
Yes: Polewali warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Polewali?
The wettest day measured in Polewali between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1973, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Polewali?
The windiest day measured in Polewali between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1962, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Polewali?
The warmest month in Polewali is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Polewali?
Polewali receives on average 1,652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Polewali?
Polewali gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Polewali?
Yes: Polewali has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Polewali?
In Polewali, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 27 October 1988, and the lowest was 23.7 °C on 31 July 1967.
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