Climate averages 1991–2020
Makassar weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Makassar: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galesong (20 km away). In September its highs average 30.4°C, about as warm as Makassar, with 4.9 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Makassar ranks joint 98th of 200 for the warmest September highs and 91st of 200 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Makassar is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 64 mm to 163 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Galesong in SeptemberIndonesia · 20 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Watampone in SeptemberIndonesia · 120 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 54 mm rain
- Parepare in SeptemberIndonesia · 128 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Majene in SeptemberIndonesia · 186 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Palopo in SeptemberIndonesia · 254 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 62 mm rain
- Baubau in SeptemberIndonesia · 353 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Kendari in SeptemberIndonesia · 366 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.4°C · 82 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in SeptemberIndonesia · 376 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 48 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.