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Palu, Central Sulawesi

Indonesia · 390k people · 9 m elevation · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high93°F (34°C)93°F (34°C)92°F (34°C)92°F (34°C)93°F (34°C)91°F (33°C)92°F (33°C)93°F (34°C)94°F (34°C)94°F (35°C)93°F (34°C)94°F (34°C)
Average low74°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)74°F (23°C)74°F (23°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)
Dew point76°F (25°C)76°F (25°C)76°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)76°F (24°C)76°F (24°C)76°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)
Rainfall6.3 in (160 mm)5.7 in (145 mm)4.7 in (119 mm)5.3 in (134 mm)7.1 in (180 mm)8 in (204 mm)8.4 in (214 mm)6.6 in (169 mm)6.6 in (167 mm)5.6 in (143 mm)6.7 in (170 mm)5.2 in (132 mm)
Rainy days141312131618181515151712
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine114 h106 h125 h125 h147 h145 h168 h193 h182 h157 h122 h114 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.8°F (+1.0°C)

Models range from +1.7°F (+0.9°C) to +2.1°F (+1.2°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

6 → 23

About 3.7× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • February: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • March: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • April: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • May: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • June: +1.2°F (+0.6°C)
  • July: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • August: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • September: +1.0°F (+0.6°C)
  • October: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • November: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • December: +1.9°F (+1.0°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.