Watampone climate — normals and trends
Watampone (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,166 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 July (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Watampone averages 0 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.
Watampone has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 21 November 2007) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 29 July 1943).
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
WatamponeSouth Sulawesi
- coords
- -4.54°, 120.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,166mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
271 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
34.0 °C
21 November 2007
Coldest day
20.8 °C
29 July 1943
Wettest day
132 mm
21 December 1978
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
10 January 2013
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
10 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
29 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
22.1 °C
16 August 1977
Sunniest day
12.0 h
8 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 344 mm | +170 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 170 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 275 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 304 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 421 mm | +162 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 90 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 112 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 173 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 165 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Watampone?
Watampone has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,166 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Watampone?
The hottest day measured in Watampone between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2007, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Watampone?
The coldest day measured in Watampone between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1943, at 20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Watampone?
Almost never: Watampone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Watampone warmed?
Yes: Watampone warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Watampone?
The wettest day measured in Watampone between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1978, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Watampone?
The windiest day measured in Watampone between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Watampone?
The warmest month in Watampone is November (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Watampone?
Watampone receives on average 2,166 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Watampone?
Watampone gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Watampone?
Yes: Watampone has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Watampone?
In Watampone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 29 March 2013, and the lowest was 22.1 °C on 16 August 1977.
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