Tambolaka climate — normals and trends
Tambolaka (Indonesia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,530 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 November (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tambolaka averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Tambolaka has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 26 September 2001) and the coldest 18.2 °C (on 3 September 1946).
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
TambolakaEast Nusa Tenggara
- coords
- -9.43°, 119.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,530mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
35.8 °C
26 September 2001
Coldest day
18.2 °C
3 September 1946
Wettest day
109 mm
19 November 1949
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
12 February 1968
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
15 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
1 November 2025
Coldest feels-like
19.2 °C
19 July 1991
Sunniest day
12.3 h
21 January 2008
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 | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 473 mm | +186 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 258 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 295 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 106 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 165 mm | +95 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 61 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 79 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 246 mm | +110 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 293 mm | +63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tambolaka?
Tambolaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,530 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tambolaka?
The hottest day measured in Tambolaka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2001, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tambolaka?
The coldest day measured in Tambolaka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1946, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tambolaka?
Almost never: Tambolaka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tambolaka warmed?
Yes: Tambolaka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tambolaka?
The wettest day measured in Tambolaka between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1949, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tambolaka?
The windiest day measured in Tambolaka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1968, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tambolaka?
The warmest month in Tambolaka is November (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tambolaka?
Tambolaka receives on average 1,530 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tambolaka?
Tambolaka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tambolaka?
Yes: Tambolaka has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tambolaka?
In Tambolaka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 1 November 2025, and the lowest was 19.2 °C on 19 July 1991.
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