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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sikabaluan Indonesia

The climate in Sikabaluan is warm, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 80°F to 84°F and is rarely below 78°F or above 86°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Sikabaluan for hot-weather activities are from late January to mid February and from late May to mid August.

Climate in Sikabaluan

warmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow20%20%9%9%overcastprecipitation: 14.9 inprecipitation: 14.9 in6.8 in6.8 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%beach/pool score: 5.3beach/pool score: 5.33.83.8
Sikabaluan weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Sikabaluan varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Sikabaluan

Average High and Low Temperature in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FOct 2782°FOct 2782°FMay 1684°FMay 1684°F80°F80°F82°F82°FJun 2184°FJun 2184°FJan 182°FJan 182°F81°F81°F80°F80°F80°F80°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 83°F83°F83°F83°F84°F84°F83°F83°F83°F82°F82°F82°F
Temp. 81°F82°F82°F82°F83°F83°F82°F82°F81°F81°F81°F81°F
Low 80°F81°F81°F81°F82°F81°F81°F80°F80°F80°F80°F80°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Sikabaluan

Average Hourly Temperature in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

San Andrés, Colombia (11,656 miles away); Tofol, Micronesia (4,445 miles); and Majuro, Marshall Islands (5,027 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sikabaluan (view comparison).

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In Sikabaluan, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sikabaluan begins around April 17 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around August 11.

The clearest month of the year in Sikabaluan is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 18% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around August 11 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around April 17.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sikabaluan is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Sikabaluan

Cloud Cover Categories in SikabaluanclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2120%Jun 2120%Oct 299%Oct 299%Apr 1714%Apr 1714%Aug 1114%Aug 1114%NowNowpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 86%86%86%86%85%82%83%87%89%91%91%87%
Clearer 14%14%14%14%15%18%17%13%11%9%9%13%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sikabaluan varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from August 26 to May 6, with a greater than 59% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sikabaluan is November, with an average of 22.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.6 months, from May 6 to August 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Sikabaluan is June, with an average of 13.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Sikabaluan is November, with an average of 22.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 78% on November 11.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sikabaluan

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SikabaluanwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 1178%Nov 1178%Jun 2340%Jun 2340%Aug 2659%Aug 2659%May 659%May 659%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 18.1d16.2d19.5d19.7d17.1d13.3d14.9d17.2d19.7d22.4d22.8d21.6d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sikabaluan experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sikabaluan. The month with the most rain in Sikabaluan is November, with an average rainfall of 14.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Sikabaluan is June, with an average rainfall of 6.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sikabaluan

Average Monthly Rainfall in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inNov 1314.9 inNov 1314.9 inJun 166.8 inJun 166.8 inApr 99.7 inApr 99.7 inFeb 98.3 inFeb 98.3 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 9.1″8.4″9.6″9.7″7.8″6.8″7.5″8.4″10.2″13.3″14.8″12.1″

The length of the day in Sikabaluan does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 11 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sikabaluan

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minDec 2112 hr, 11 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 4 minJun 2112 hr, 4 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.2h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.2h12.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:02 AM on November 6, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:33 AM on February 14. The earliest sunset is at 6:12 PM on October 31, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:42 PM on February 8.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Sikabaluan during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Sikabaluan

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 66:02 AMNov 66:02 AM6:42 PMFeb 86:42 PMFeb 8Oct 316:12 PMOct 316:12 PM6:33 AMFeb 146:33 AMFeb 14daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Sikabaluan

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708065NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Sikabaluan

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Sikabaluan, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 100% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sikabaluan

Humidity Comfort Levels in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 2100%Jul 2100%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sikabaluan experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from July 22 to February 8, with average wind speeds of more than 7.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sikabaluan is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.5 months, from February 8 to July 22. The calmest month of the year in Sikabaluan is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Sikabaluan

Average Wind Speed in SikabaluanwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphNov 298.1 mphNov 298.1 mphMay 156.0 mphMay 156.0 mphJul 227.1 mphJul 227.1 mphFeb 87.1 mphFeb 87.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.27.07.06.56.16.46.97.77.97.88.07.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sikabaluan varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.7 months, from June 17 to October 8, with a peak percentage of 52% on August 28. The wind is most often from the west for 8.3 months, from October 8 to June 17, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Sikabaluan

Wind Direction in SikabaluanWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Sikabaluan is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 1°F of 85°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in Sikabaluan

Average Water Temperature in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°F88°F88°FMay 586°FMay 586°F83°FOct 2883°FOct 28Apr 585°FApr 585°FJul 1085°FJul 1085°FOct 484°FOct 484°FDec 2484°FDec 2484°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 84°F85°F85°F85°F86°F85°F85°F85°F84°F84°F83°F84°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sikabaluan throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Sikabaluan for general outdoor tourist activities are from late June to late October and from mid November to mid February, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Sikabaluan

Tourism Score in Sikabaluanbest timebest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.82.81.91.9NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Sikabaluan for hot-weather activities are from late January to mid February and from late May to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Beach/Pool Score in Sikabaluan

Beach/Pool Score in Sikabaluanbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.35.33.83.84.34.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Sikabaluan are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sikabaluan

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Sikabaluan

Growing Degree Days in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJul 490°FJul 490°FAug 261,800°FAug 261,800°FJun 3011,578°FJun 3011,578°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy per square meter does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.3 kilowatt-hours of 4.2 kilowatt-hours throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sikabaluan

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SikabaluanJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFeb 214.5 kWhFeb 214.5 kWhNov 253.9 kWhNov 253.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.24.54.34.14.24.34.34.34.24.14.04.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sikabaluan are -1.120 deg latitude, 98.992 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sikabaluan contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 138 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 36 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,030 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,283 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sikabaluan is covered by water (52%) and trees (41%), within 10 miles by water (57%) and trees (34%), and within 50 miles by water (84%) and trees (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sikabaluan, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Sikabaluan is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Sikabaluan, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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