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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Babana Indonesia

The climate in Babana is hot, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 75°F to 87°F and is rarely below 73°F or above 90°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Babana for hot-weather activities is from late June to late September.

Climate in Babana

hotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow27%27%5%5%overcastprecipitation: 7.1 inprecipitation: 7.1 in2.9 in2.9 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%99%99%beach/pool score: 5.8beach/pool score: 5.84.34.3
Babana weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Babana

Average High and Low Temperature in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 785°FFeb 785°FOct 687°FOct 687°F75°F75°F76°F76°FNov 587°FNov 587°FJun 1785°FJun 1785°FAug 185°FAug 185°F75°F75°F76°F76°F76°F76°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 85°F86°F86°F86°F86°F86°F85°F86°F87°F87°F87°F86°F
Temp. 80°F80°F80°F80°F81°F80°F80°F81°F81°F81°F80°F80°F
Low 76°F75°F75°F76°F76°F76°F76°F77°F76°F75°F75°F76°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 Babana

Average Hourly Temperature in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowwarmhothot
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.

Puerto Escondido, Panama (11,035 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Babana (view comparison).

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

The clearer part of the year in Babana begins around May 25 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year in Babana is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 26% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around May 25.

The cloudiest month of the year in Babana is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Babana

Cloud Cover Categories in BabanaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1527%Aug 1527%Jan 185%Jan 185%May 2516%May 2516%Oct 1416%Oct 1416%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 94%92%89%89%85%81%77%74%77%84%91%94%
Clearer 6%8%11%11%15%19%23%26%23%16%9%6%

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

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from October 26 to June 29, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Babana is December, with an average of 17.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from June 29 to October 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Babana is August, with an average of 8.5 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 Babana is December, with an average of 17.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 57% on December 26.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Babana

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BabanawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2657%Dec 2657%Aug 926%Aug 926%Oct 2641%Oct 2641%Jun 2941%Jun 2941%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 16.6d13.9d15.0d15.9d15.3d13.9d10.9d8.5d9.0d11.5d13.9d17.0d

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. Babana experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Babana. The month with the most rain in Babana is December, with an average rainfall of 6.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Babana is August, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Babana

Average Monthly Rainfall in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inDec 297.1 inDec 297.1 inAug 162.9 inAug 162.9 inApr 266.9 inApr 266.9 inFeb 255.3 inFeb 255.3 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 6.8″5.7″5.7″6.7″6.5″5.7″4.1″2.9″3.4″4.2″5.1″6.9″

The length of the day in Babana does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 14 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Babana

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 15 minDec 2112 hr, 15 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 0 minJun 2112 hr, 0 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 12.2h12.2h12.1h12.1h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.2h12.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:40 AM on November 7, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:12 AM on February 16. The earliest sunset is at 5:52 PM on October 29, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:23 PM on February 7.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Babana

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 75:40 AMNov 75:40 AM6:23 PMFeb 76:23 PMFeb 7Oct 295:52 PMOct 295:52 PM6:12 AMFeb 166:12 AMFeb 16daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Babana

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070806490NowNow
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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 Babana

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 Babana, 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 Babana

Humidity Comfort Levels in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 499%Nov 499%100%Jul 14100%Jul 14NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 31.0d29.0d31.0d29.9d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d30.9d29.9d31.0d

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 Babana does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 3.9 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Babana

Average Wind Speed in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphFeb 14.3 mphFeb 14.3 mphApr 203.6 mphApr 203.6 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) 4.14.23.93.63.63.83.94.14.14.03.93.9

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

The wind is most often from the north for 2.0 months, from January 10 to March 11, with a peak percentage of 48% on February 12. The wind is most often from the west for 10.0 months, from March 11 to January 10, with a peak percentage of 40% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Babana

Wind Direction in BabanaNWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnortheastsouth
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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).

Babana 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 Babana

Average Water Temperature in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°FJun 185°FJun 185°F84°FJan 3084°FJan 30Apr 2385°FApr 2385°FJan 1684°FJan 1684°FMar 1384°FMar 1384°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 84°F84°F84°F85°F85°F85°F84°F84°F85°F85°F85°F85°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Babana 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 Babana for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to mid March and from late June to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Babana

Tourism Score in Babanabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.44.43.63.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 time of year to visit Babana for hot-weather activities is from late June to late September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Babana

Beach/Pool Score in Babanabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.84.34.34.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Babana 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 Babana

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowwarmhotcomfortable
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 Babana

Growing Degree Days in BabanaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 291,800°FAug 291,800°FJun 3010,987°FJun 3010,987°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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from August 8 to October 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Babana is September, with an average of 5.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from April 22 to July 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Babana is June, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Babana

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BabanabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSep 125.4 kWhSep 125.4 kWhJun 94.0 kWhJun 94.0 kWhApr 224.3 kWhApr 224.3 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) 4.34.64.74.44.24.14.65.25.45.04.54.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Babana are -2.078 deg latitude, 119.199 deg longitude, and 23 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Babana contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 325 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 26 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (958 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,095 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Babana is covered by water (56%), trees (21%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by water (59%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by water (54%) and trees (36%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Babana.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Babana according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Babana is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Babana and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Babana and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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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