Tual climate — normals and trends
Tual (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,025 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tual averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.
Tual has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 29 December 2007) and the coldest 22.4 °C (on 23 July 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
TualMaluku
- coords
- -5.63°, 132.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,025mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
24.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
237 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
30.1 °C
29 December 2007
Coldest day
22.4 °C
23 July 1965
Wettest day
113 mm
25 February 1976
Windiest day
92.7 km/h
26 January 1961
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
26 January 1961
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
1 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
19.7 °C
26 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.2 h
23 January 1948
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 | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 247 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 441 mm | +156 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 183 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 301 mm | +94 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 337 mm | +118 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 480 mm | +328 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 389 mm | +311 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 122 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 134 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 133 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 305 mm | +53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tual?
Tual has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,025 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tual?
The hottest day measured in Tual between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2007, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tual?
The coldest day measured in Tual between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1965, at 22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tual?
Almost never: Tual sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tual warmed?
Yes: Tual warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tual?
The wettest day measured in Tual between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1976, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tual?
The windiest day measured in Tual between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1961, with winds reaching 92.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tual?
The warmest month in Tual is November (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tual?
Tual receives on average 2,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tual?
Tual gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tual?
Yes: Tual has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tual?
In Tual, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 1 March 2020, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 26 January 1961.
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