Taruna climate — normals and trends
Taruna (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,595 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Taruna averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 282 rainy days per year.
Taruna has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 22.6 °C (on 27 March 1986).
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
TarunaNorth Sulawesi
- coords
- 3.61°, 125.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,595mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
282 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
29.6 °C
18 October 2017
Coldest day
22.6 °C
27 March 1986
Wettest day
276 mm
23 January 2012
Windiest day
54.6 km/h
19 November 1942
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
19 November 1942
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
1 November 2022
Coldest feels-like
21.7 °C
27 March 1986
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 May 1953
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 | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 358 mm | +97 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 264 mm | +56 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 439 mm | +246 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 552 mm | +372 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 252 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 450 mm | +195 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 242 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 338 mm | +151 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 262 mm | +102 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 280 mm | +86 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 222 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 327 mm | +57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taruna?
Taruna has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,595 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taruna?
The hottest day measured in Taruna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taruna?
The coldest day measured in Taruna between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1986, at 22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Taruna?
Almost never: Taruna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taruna warmed?
Yes: Taruna warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taruna?
The wettest day measured in Taruna between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2012, with 276 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taruna?
The windiest day measured in Taruna between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1942, with winds reaching 54.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taruna?
The warmest month in Taruna is May (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Taruna?
Taruna receives on average 2,595 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 282 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taruna?
Taruna gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taruna?
Yes: Taruna has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taruna?
In Taruna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 1 November 2022, and the lowest was 21.7 °C on 27 March 1986.
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