Toli-Toli climate

Toli-Toli is warmest in September, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 23 °C. June is the wettest month (203 mm) and March the driest (147 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Toli-Toli averages 2,049 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.

Indonesia · population 242,783 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 25°
  2. Feb 25°
  3. Mar 26°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectToli-Toli through the year

Toli-Toli changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 29 and 30 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 62 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in September.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 147 mm in March to 203 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Toli-Toli is warmest in June at 30 °C and coldest in February at 28 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.1 °C 194 mm 88 %
February 28.3 °C 159 mm 86 %
March 28.8 °C 147 mm 83 %
April 29.2 °C 147 mm 81 %
May 29.4 °C 185 mm 78 %
June 29.2 °C 203 mm 77 %
July 29.2 °C 200 mm 73 %
August 29.5 °C 159 mm 67 %
September 29.6 °C 163 mm 70 %
October 29.5 °C 151 mm 79 %
November 28.9 °C 161 mm 86 %
December 28.5 °C 180 mm 90 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 28.1 °C23.3 °C25.4 °C31.5 °C20.7 °C3110
February 28.3 °C23.2 °C25.5 °C31.2 °C19.9 °C2810
March 28.8 °C23.3 °C25.8 °C31.9 °C20.3 °C3130
April 29.2 °C23.6 °C26.1 °C32.6 °C21.3 °C3050
May 29.4 °C23.6 °C26.2 °C34.2 °C21.1 °C3170
June 29.2 °C23.3 °C26.0 °C34.6 °C21.2 °C3060
July 29.2 °C23.0 °C25.8 °C32.5 °C20.8 °C3160
August 29.5 °C23.0 °C26.0 °C34.4 °C20.9 °C3190
September 29.6 °C23.0 °C26.1 °C35.8 °C21.0 °C3090
October 29.5 °C23.4 °C26.2 °C33.8 °C20.5 °C3190
November 28.9 °C23.6 °C26.0 °C32.7 °C21.3 °C3040
December 28.5 °C23.7 °C25.8 °C32.0 °C21.3 °C3120

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 194 mm2412 h/day88 %89 %13 km/h28.6 °C
February 159 mm2012 h/day86 %88 %13 km/h28.4 °C
March 147 mm2212 h/day83 %87 %14 km/h28.6 °C
April 147 mm2212 h/day81 %87 %13 km/h29.1 °C
May 185 mm2612 h/day78 %89 %12 km/h29.5 °C
June 203 mm2512 h/day77 %89 %10 km/h29.6 °C
July 200 mm2412 h/day73 %88 %11 km/h29.4 °C
August 159 mm2212 h/day67 %86 %11 km/h29.4 °C
September 163 mm2312 h/day70 %86 %12 km/h29.5 °C
October 151 mm2412 h/day79 %87 %13 km/h29.5 °C
November 161 mm2512 h/day86 %88 %13 km/h29.2 °C
December 180 mm2412 h/day90 %88 %13 km/h28.9 °C

How Toli-Toli compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Toli-Toli 30 °C 23 °C 2,049 mm 365
Palu · Indonesia 31 °C 24 °C 3,588 mm 365
Gorontalo · Indonesia 31 °C 24 °C 2,129 mm 365
Bontang · Indonesia 30 °C 24 °C 2,776 mm 365
Tarakan · Indonesia 29 °C 25 °C 3,063 mm 365
Samarinda · Indonesia 31 °C 23 °C 2,992 mm 365
Manado · Indonesia 31 °C 24 °C 2,978 mm 365

Where Toli-Toli ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Toli-Toli’s climate

When is the best time to visit Toli-Toli?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, September is the warmest month and March the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Toli-Toli get?

In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 62 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 23 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Toli-Toli?

June, averaging 203 mm over 25 days with rain. The driest month is March with 147 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,049 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Toli-Toli rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
1.040°, 120.818° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.