Climate averages 1991–2020
Makassar weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Makassar: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 117 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes July a wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galesong (20 km away). In July its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Makassar, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Makassar ranks joint 123rd of 200 for the warmest July highs and 138th of 200 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 200 cities is 29.0°C; Makassar is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 117 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Makassar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 446 | 29.7 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 349 | 26.4 | 12.312 h |
| March | 27.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 284 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 292 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 231 | 23.9 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 173 | 19.7 | 11.812 h |
| July, selected | 28.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 117 | 13.8 | 11.912 h |
| August | 29.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 56 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 30.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 64 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 163 | 19.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 255 | 28.1 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 433 | 29.8 | 12.412 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Galesong in JulyIndonesia · 20 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Watampone in JulyIndonesia · 120 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 181 mm rain
- Parepare in JulyIndonesia · 128 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Majene in JulyIndonesia · 186 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 24.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Palopo in JulyIndonesia · 254 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 143 mm rain
- Baubau in JulyIndonesia · 353 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 58 mm rain
- Kendari in JulyIndonesia · 366 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 189 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in JulyIndonesia · 376 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 32 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Makassar) is explained once on the Makassar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.