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Best time to visit Ternate

August is the best time to visit Ternate for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 18 wet days.

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 55/100
A beach holiday August sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 71 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 142 mm
Warmth May 29 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 55 28 °C 18 72
2 July 52 28 °C 22 71
3 September 52 28 °C 19 72
4 January 50 28 °C 26 71
5 June 50 28 °C 24 69
6 February 50 28 °C 22 71
7 October 50 28 °C 21 69
8 March 50 28 °C 24 70
9 December 50 28 °C 28 69
10 November 49 28 °C 27 68
11 April 49 28 °C 26 68
12 May 49 29 °C 27 67

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 71
February 29 °C 28 °C 84 % 71
March 29 °C 28 °C 81 % 70
April 29 °C 28 °C 80 % 68
May 30 °C 29 °C 76 % 67
June 29 °C 28 °C 78 % 69
July 29 °C 28 °C 75 % 71
August 28 °C 28 °C 71 % 72
September 28 °C 28 °C 74 % 72
October 29 °C 28 °C 75 % 69
November 29 °C 28 °C 82 % 68
December 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 69

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 27 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 28.0 °C 224 mm 85 %
February 28.2 °C 181 mm 84 %
March 28.4 °C 225 mm 81 %
April 28.5 °C 277 mm 80 %
May 28.5 °C 290 mm 76 %
June 28.1 °C 269 mm 78 %
July 27.7 °C 202 mm 75 %
August 27.7 °C 142 mm 71 %
September 27.9 °C 163 mm 74 %
October 28.3 °C 174 mm 75 %
November 28.4 °C 218 mm 82 %
December 28.3 °C 252 mm 85 %

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.