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Best time to visit Kendari

August is the best time to visit Kendari for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 13 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 64/100
A beach holiday September sea 28 °C
The least cloud September 60 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 78 mm
Warmth November 31 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 64 28 °C 13 78
2 September 63 30 °C 10 80
3 July 54 28 °C 20 73
4 October 53 31 °C 15 66
5 June 52 28 °C 25 71
6 May 48 29 °C 27 68
7 April 47 29 °C 28 66
8 March 46 30 °C 30 65
9 February 46 30 °C 27 65
10 January 46 30 °C 29 65
11 December 45 30 °C 29 64
12 November 44 31 °C 22 62

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 30 °C 30 °C 90 % 65
February 30 °C 30 °C 90 % 65
March 30 °C 30 °C 86 % 65
April 30 °C 29 °C 84 % 66
May 29 °C 29 °C 77 % 68
June 28 °C 28 °C 74 % 71
July 28 °C 28 °C 68 % 73
August 28 °C 28 °C 60 % 78
September 28 °C 30 °C 60 % 80
October 29 °C 31 °C 64 % 66
November 30 °C 31 °C 75 % 62
December 30 °C 30 °C 89 % 64

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 22 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 29.8 °C 309 mm 90 %
February 29.7 °C 311 mm 90 %
March 29.7 °C 332 mm 86 %
April 29.4 °C 321 mm 84 %
May 28.9 °C 293 mm 77 %
June 28.1 °C 263 mm 74 %
July 27.8 °C 182 mm 68 %
August 28.3 °C 97 mm 60 %
September 29.6 °C 78 mm 60 %
October 30.7 °C 118 mm 64 %
November 30.8 °C 186 mm 75 %
December 30.1 °C 310 mm 89 %

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.