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Best time to visit Makassar

August is the best time to visit Makassar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 7 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 69/100
A beach holiday August sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 54 mm
Warmth September 30 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 69 30 °C 7 87
2 September 66 30 °C 8 83
3 July 62 29 °C 13 76
4 January 54 27 °C 29 70
5 February 53 27 °C 26 70
6 June 53 29 °C 18 70
7 December 53 27 °C 29 68
8 March 52 28 °C 28 69
9 October 51 30 °C 18 67
10 April 50 28 °C 27 67
11 November 50 29 °C 27 66
12 May 49 29 °C 23 68

For a beach holiday

August 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 29 °C 27 °C 93 % 70
February 29 °C 27 °C 92 % 70
March 29 °C 28 °C 86 % 69
April 30 °C 28 °C 81 % 67
May 29 °C 29 °C 66 % 68
June 29 °C 29 °C 61 % 70
July 28 °C 29 °C 54 % 76
August 28 °C 30 °C 45 % 87
September 28 °C 30 °C 49 % 83
October 29 °C 30 °C 62 % 67
November 30 °C 29 °C 79 % 66
December 30 °C 27 °C 92 % 68

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 29 °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 27.2 °C 457 mm 93 %
February 27.3 °C 351 mm 92 %
March 27.8 °C 282 mm 86 %
April 28.5 °C 282 mm 81 %
May 29.0 °C 225 mm 66 %
June 28.8 °C 169 mm 61 %
July 28.8 °C 109 mm 54 %
August 29.6 °C 54 mm 45 %
September 30.4 °C 60 mm 49 %
October 30.1 °C 156 mm 62 %
November 28.7 °C 249 mm 79 %
December 27.5 °C 438 mm 92 %

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.