Climate averages 1991–2020
Makassar weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Makassar: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 163 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galesong (20 km away). In October its highs average 30.2°C, about as warm as Makassar, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Makassar ranks joint 109th of 200 for the warmest October highs and 100th of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Makassar is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 163 mm to 255 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Galesong in OctoberIndonesia · 20 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Watampone in OctoberIndonesia · 120 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 91 mm rain
- Parepare in OctoberIndonesia · 128 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 113 mm rain
- Majene in OctoberIndonesia · 186 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Palopo in OctoberIndonesia · 254 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 125 mm rain
- Baubau in OctoberIndonesia · 353 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 66 mm rain
- Kendari in OctoberIndonesia · 366 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 121 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in OctoberIndonesia · 376 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 144 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.