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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Raha Indonesia

The climate in Raha is hot, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 71°F to 91°F and is rarely below 69°F or above 94°F.

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

Climate in Raha

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Raha weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Raha

Average High and Low Temperature in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FAug 2489°FAug 2489°FOct 791°FOct 791°F71°F71°F73°F73°FNov 1890°FNov 1890°FApr 986°FApr 986°FJul 2286°FJul 2286°F75°F75°F74°F74°F72°F72°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 87°F87°F86°F86°F86°F85°F86°F88°F90°F91°F90°F87°F
Temp. 80°F80°F80°F79°F79°F78°F78°F79°F80°F81°F82°F81°F
Low 76°F75°F75°F74°F74°F73°F72°F71°F72°F73°F74°F75°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 Raha

Average Hourly Temperature in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothot
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.

Nandaime, Nicaragua (10,425 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Raha (view comparison).

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In Raha, 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 Raha begins around May 15 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 24.

The clearest month of the year in Raha is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 24 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around May 15.

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

Cloud Cover Categories in Raha

Cloud Cover Categories in RahaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 2049%Aug 2049%Jan 209%Jan 209%May 1529%May 1529%Oct 2429%Oct 2429%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 91%89%82%78%71%64%56%52%56%67%82%90%
Clearer 9%11%18%22%29%36%44%48%44%33%18%10%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from November 9 to July 3, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Raha is February, with an average of 13.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from July 3 to November 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Raha is September, with an average of 4.1 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 Raha is February, with an average of 13.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 47% on December 22.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Raha

Daily Chance of Precipitation in RahawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2247%Dec 2247%Aug 2813%Aug 2813%Nov 930%Nov 930%Jul 330%Jul 330%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 13.7d13.1d13.4d13.2d12.9d11.2d7.6d4.4d4.1d6.3d9.7d13.7d

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. Raha experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Raha. The month with the most rain in Raha is February, with an average rainfall of 7.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Raha is September, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Raha

Average Monthly Rainfall in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJan 267.9 inJan 267.9 inSep 101.2 inSep 101.2 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 7.7″7.7″7.2″7.0″6.0″5.6″3.1″1.3″1.2″2.0″4.4″7.5″

The length of the day in Raha does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 24 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Raha

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 12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.8h11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.3h12.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:23 AM on November 11, and the latest sunrise is 36 minutes later at 5:59 AM on July 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:40 PM on October 24, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:12 PM on February 3.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Raha

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 115:23 AMNov 115:23 AM6:12 PMFeb 36:12 PMFeb 3Oct 245:40 PMOct 245:40 PM5:59 AMJul 185:59 AMJul 18daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Raha

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
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 Raha

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 Raha, 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, staying within 2% of 98% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Raha

Humidity Comfort Levels in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 1997%Sep 1997%100%Mar 10100%Mar 10NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d30.8d30.4d29.2d30.3d29.7d31.0d

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 Raha experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from May 13 to October 9, with average wind speeds of more than 4.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Raha is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.1 months, from October 9 to May 13. The calmest month of the year in Raha is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Raha

Average Wind Speed in RahawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphAug 45.4 mphAug 45.4 mphMar 193.5 mphMar 193.5 mphMay 134.5 mphMay 134.5 mphOct 94.5 mphOct 94.5 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) 3.83.73.53.94.55.05.35.34.94.33.73.7

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

The wind is most often from the east for 8.2 months, from March 20 to November 27, with a peak percentage of 87% on August 23. The wind is most often from the west for 3.8 months, from November 27 to March 20, with a peak percentage of 60% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Raha

Wind Direction in RahaWEWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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).

Raha 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 6.3 months, from November 1 to May 11, with an average temperature above 85°F. The month of the year in Raha with the warmest water is April, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.2 months, from July 3 to September 10, with an average temperature below 82°F. The month of the year in Raha with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

Average Water Temperature in Raha

Average Water Temperature in RahawarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°F88°F88°FApr 886°FApr 886°F81°FAug 681°FAug 6Nov 185°FNov 185°FMay 1185°FMay 1185°FJul 382°FJul 382°FSep 1082°FSep 1082°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 85°F85°F85°F85°F85°F83°F82°F81°F82°F84°F85°F85°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Raha 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 time of year to visit Raha for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Tourism Score in Raha

Tourism Score in Rahabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.73.93.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Raha for hot-weather activities is from late June to late October, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Raha

Beach/Pool Score in Rahabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.84.74.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Raha 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 Raha

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhot
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 Raha

Growing Degree Days in RahaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 2900°FAug 2900°FJun 3010,678°FJun 3010,678°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 2.6 months, from August 15 to November 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Raha is September, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from December 4 to March 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Raha is January, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Raha

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in RahabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSep 186.6 kWhSep 186.6 kWhDec 274.1 kWhDec 274.1 kWhNov 36.1 kWhNov 36.1 kWhMar 114.6 kWhMar 114.6 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) 4.24.34.74.74.84.85.36.16.56.45.54.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Raha are -4.838 deg latitude, 122.721 deg longitude, and 62 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Raha contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 384 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 103 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,555 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,520 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Raha is covered by water (43%), cropland (26%), and trees (24%), within 10 miles by water (39%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by water (54%) and trees (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Raha, 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 is only a single weather station, Baubau Betoambari Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Raha.

At a distance of 71 kilometers from Raha, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

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

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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