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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Marica Indonesia

In Marica, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 73°F to 90°F and is rarely below 71°F or above 91°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Marica for hot-weather activities is from mid May to mid October.

Climate in Marica

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

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Marica

Average High and Low Temperature in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FAug 286°FAug 286°FNov 590°FNov 590°F73°F73°F78°F78°FJan 986°FJan 986°FMar 1586°FMar 1586°F77°F77°F79°F79°F78°F78°F77°F77°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 86°F86°F87°F88°F88°F87°F86°F86°F87°F89°F89°F88°F
Temp. 82°F81°F81°F82°F81°F80°F79°F80°F81°F83°F84°F83°F
Low 78°F77°F77°F76°F76°F74°F73°F73°F75°F77°F79°F78°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 Marica

Average Hourly Temperature in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmhotcomfortable
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.

Masachapa, Nicaragua (10,362 miles away) and Fortaleza, Brazil (10,983 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Marica (view comparison).

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In Marica, 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 Marica begins around April 23 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around November 1.

The clearest month of the year in Marica is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 1 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Marica is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 90% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Marica

Cloud Cover Categories in MaricaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1754%Aug 1754%Jan 1810%Jan 1810%Apr 2332%Apr 2332%Nov 132%Nov 132%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 90%87%77%70%59%54%49%47%52%62%78%89%
Clearer 10%13%23%30%41%46%51%53%48%38%22%11%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from November 22 to March 21, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Marica is February, with an average of 15.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from March 21 to November 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Marica is August, with an average of 0.8 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 Marica is February, with an average of 15.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on February 8.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Marica

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MaricawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 856%Feb 856%Aug 102%Aug 102%Nov 2229%Nov 2229%Mar 2129%Mar 2129%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 16.2d15.7d10.6d6.0d3.6d2.1d1.5d0.8d1.3d2.5d7.1d13.1d

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. Marica experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from October 9 to July 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Marica is February, with an average rainfall of 8.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from July 1 to October 9. The month with the least rain in Marica is August, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Marica

Average Monthly Rainfall in MaricarainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inFeb 49.3 inFeb 49.3 inAug 140.1 inAug 140.1 inOct 90.5 inOct 90.5 inJul 10.5 inJul 10.5 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 8.5″8.8″4.3″2.2″1.0″0.6″0.4″0.1″0.3″0.6″2.1″5.6″

The length of the day in Marica does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 36 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Marica

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 12.5h12.4h12.1h11.9h11.7h11.6h11.7h11.8h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:13 AM on November 15, and the latest sunrise is 46 minutes later at 5:59 AM on July 15. The earliest sunset is at 5:31 PM on May 25, and the latest sunset is 40 minutes later at 6:11 PM on January 29.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Marica

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMNov 155:13 AMNov 155:13 AM6:11 PMJan 296:11 PMJan 29May 255:31 PMMay 255:31 PM5:59 AMJul 155:59 AMJul 15daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Marica

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708058NowNow
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 Marica

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 Marica, 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 Marica

Humidity Comfort Levels in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1195%Aug 1195%100%Jan 25100%Jan 25NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d29.7d30.2d29.8d29.7d31.0d30.0d31.0d

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 Marica experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from December 11 to March 15, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Marica is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from March 15 to December 11. The calmest month of the year in Marica is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Marica

Average Wind Speed in MaricawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphFeb 18.8 mphFeb 18.8 mphOct 264.5 mphOct 264.5 mphDec 116.7 mphDec 116.7 mphMar 156.7 mphMar 156.7 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) 8.58.66.66.17.18.07.96.85.34.65.07.0

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

The wind is most often from the east for 6.7 months, from April 2 to October 23, with a peak percentage of 66% on May 29. The wind is most often from the north for 6.0 days, from October 23 to October 29, with a peak percentage of 27% on October 28. The wind is most often from the west for 5.1 months, from October 29 to April 2, with a peak percentage of 74% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Marica

Wind Direction in MaricaWEWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Marica 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 2.0 months, from November 2 to January 1, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Marica with the warmest water is December, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.4 months, from July 2 to September 15, with an average temperature below 81°F. The month of the year in Marica with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

Average Water Temperature in Marica

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 84°F83°F84°F84°F83°F82°F81°F81°F81°F83°F85°F85°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Marica 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 Marica for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Marica

Tourism Score in Maricabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.07.03.03.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Marica for hot-weather activities is from mid May to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Marica

Beach/Pool Score in Maricabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.54.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Marica 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 Marica

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Marica

Growing Degree Days in MaricaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 311,800°FAug 311,800°FJun 3011,369°FJun 3011,369°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 2.5 months, from August 17 to November 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Marica is September, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 29 to March 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Marica is January, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Marica

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MaricabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSep 297.2 kWhSep 297.2 kWhJan 194.3 kWhJan 194.3 kWhAug 176.6 kWhAug 176.6 kWhNov 294.9 kWhNov 294.9 kWhMar 84.9 kWhMar 84.9 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) 4.34.55.15.55.55.55.96.67.07.05.74.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Marica are -8.349 deg latitude, 123.966 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Marica contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,037 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 194 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,018 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,354 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Marica is covered by water (55%), cropland (23%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by water (73%) and cropland (11%), and within 50 miles by water (86%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Marica, 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 Marica.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Marica 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 Marica is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Marica 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 Marica 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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