Tobelo climate — normals and trends
Tobelo (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,054 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 October (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tobelo averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 292 rainy days per year.
Tobelo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 12 November 2019) and the coldest 22.7 °C (on 25 February 1965).
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
TobeloNorth Maluku
- coords
- 1.73°, 128.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,054mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
292 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
31.6 °C
12 November 2019
Coldest day
22.7 °C
25 February 1965
Wettest day
221 mm
9 March 1955
Windiest day
36.4 km/h
1 February 1962
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
6 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
6 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
23.1 °C
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 327 mm | +131 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 189 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 276 mm | +92 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 375 mm | +184 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 275 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 310 mm | +118 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 265 mm | +140 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 190 mm | +72 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 243 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 236 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 213 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tobelo?
Tobelo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,054 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tobelo?
The hottest day measured in Tobelo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 2019, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tobelo?
The coldest day measured in Tobelo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, at 22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tobelo?
Almost never: Tobelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tobelo warmed?
Yes: Tobelo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tobelo?
The wettest day measured in Tobelo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1955, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tobelo?
The windiest day measured in Tobelo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1962, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tobelo?
The warmest month in Tobelo is October (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tobelo?
Tobelo receives on average 2,054 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 292 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tobelo?
Tobelo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tobelo?
Yes: Tobelo has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tobelo?
In Tobelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 6 October 2023, and the lowest was 23.1 °C on 25 February 1965.
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