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Best time to visit Baubau

August is the best time to visit Baubau for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 71/100
A beach holiday August sea 27 °C
The least cloud August 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 27 mm
Warmth October 31 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 71 29 °C 6 91
2 September 69 30 °C 5 89
3 July 63 28 °C 13 77
4 October 57 31 °C 11 73
5 June 54 28 °C 18 71
6 May 48 29 °C 22 68
7 January 48 29 °C 28 67
8 February 47 29 °C 27 67
9 March 47 29 °C 28 66
10 April 47 29 °C 26 65
11 December 47 29 °C 29 66
12 November 45 31 °C 20 63

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 30 °C 29 °C 89 % 67
February 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 67
March 30 °C 29 °C 82 % 66
April 30 °C 29 °C 79 % 65
May 29 °C 29 °C 69 % 68
June 28 °C 28 °C 65 % 71
July 28 °C 28 °C 59 % 77
August 27 °C 29 °C 51 % 91
September 28 °C 30 °C 54 % 89
October 29 °C 31 °C 59 % 73
November 30 °C 31 °C 70 % 63
December 30 °C 29 °C 88 % 66

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.9 °C 303 mm 89 %
February 29.0 °C 303 mm 88 %
March 29.1 °C 310 mm 82 %
April 29.2 °C 262 mm 79 %
May 28.9 °C 165 mm 69 %
June 28.3 °C 126 mm 65 %
July 28.0 °C 70 mm 59 %
August 28.9 °C 27 mm 51 %
September 30.3 °C 29 mm 54 %
October 31.1 °C 71 mm 59 %
November 30.6 °C 161 mm 70 %
December 29.1 °C 311 mm 88 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.