Atambua weather in July

In July, Atambua sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Atambua's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atambua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Atambua is town in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Density
1,465/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Atambua reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12722
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How July really feels in Atambua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Atambua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°29528.112.53.6
Feb27° / 24°26025.512.33.6
Mar28° / 24°2082312.14.3
Apr28° / 23°10214.311.85.2
May28° / 23°487.211.66.5
Jun28° / 22°273.911.57.4
Jul27° / 21°132.711.57.7
Aug27° / 21°71.211.78.0
Sep28° / 22°91.711.97.4
Oct29° / 23°183.912.26.4
Nov29° / 24°7010.512.45.2
Dec28° / 24°22624.612.53.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66436
76436
86535
96535
106634
116634
126634
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Atambua gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
412
512
612
712
812
912
1011
1111
1211
1310
1410
1510
169
179
189
198
208
217
227
236
246
255
265
275
285
295
305
314

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11216513
21226413
31216513
41216513
51216414
61216414
71226314
81226314
91226413
101226413
111226413
121236313
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161246411
171246510
18125659
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20126658
21126658
22127657
23128656
24129646
25130636
26131635
27132625
28232615
29233614
30234604
31234604

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:005:28
211.56:005:28
311.56:005:28
411.56:005:29
511.56:005:29
611.56:005:29
711.56:005:29
811.56:005:30
911.56:005:30
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1611.56:015:32
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1911.56:005:32
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2711.66:005:34
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Atambua

In seasonPeak

None of Atambua's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Atambua sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Atambua's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Atambua?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Atambua for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Atambua in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Atambua sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Atambua in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Atambua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atambua peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Atambua?

Atambua sits at 9.1°S, 124.9°E, 336 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Maliana, 38 km away.

Topography around Atambua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Atambua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atambua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Atambua is covered by grassland (45%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
944 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Maliana 38 km · Suai 46 km · Atsabe 59 km · Kefamenanu 59 km · Maubara 65 km · Gleno 73 km · Liquiçá 76 km · Aileu 85 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Atambua (-9.1061°, 124.8925°, elevation 336 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).