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Best time to visit Palopo

September is the best time to visit Palopo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to October.

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 September comfort 67/100
A beach holiday September sea 29 °C
The least cloud September 59 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 75 mm
Warmth October 30 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 67 29 °C 11 77
2 August 66 28 °C 14 73
3 July 59 27 °C 19 71
4 October 58 30 °C 15 65
5 June 56 28 °C 22 69
6 May 54 28 °C 26 67
7 April 53 28 °C 28 65
8 March 52 28 °C 29 65
9 January 52 29 °C 28 66
10 February 52 29 °C 27 65
11 December 52 29 °C 29 65
12 November 51 29 °C 24 64

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °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 93 % 66
February 30 °C 29 °C 93 % 65
March 30 °C 28 °C 90 % 65
April 30 °C 28 °C 88 % 65
May 30 °C 28 °C 78 % 67
June 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 69
July 29 °C 27 °C 68 % 71
August 28 °C 28 °C 61 % 73
September 29 °C 29 °C 59 % 77
October 30 °C 30 °C 70 % 65
November 30 °C 29 °C 83 % 64
December 30 °C 29 °C 93 % 65

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 24 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 28.6 °C 397 mm 93 %
February 28.6 °C 396 mm 93 %
March 28.5 °C 439 mm 90 %
April 28.2 °C 479 mm 88 %
May 28.0 °C 306 mm 78 %
June 27.5 °C 268 mm 73 %
July 27.2 °C 159 mm 68 %
August 27.5 °C 86 mm 61 %
September 28.7 °C 75 mm 59 %
October 29.6 °C 134 mm 70 %
November 29.3 °C 237 mm 83 %
December 28.7 °C 426 mm 93 %

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.