Bitung weather in July

In July, Bitung sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 146 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bitung's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:43 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bitung reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)
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How July really feels in Bitung

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.

Bitung weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°1782511.93.7
Feb28° / 25°16521.2123.9
Mar29° / 25°15522.9123.9
Apr29° / 26°18823.6123.6
May29° / 26°22225.412.13.6
Jun29° / 25°22022.712.13.9
Jul28° / 25°1461812.14.8
Aug28° / 25°7410.1125.7
Sep29° / 25°6611.2125.3
Oct29° / 25°12617.3124.4
Nov29° / 26°16424.711.93.4
Dec29° / 26°17225.811.93.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53466
63466
73466
83466
93565
103664
113664
123763
133862
143961
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254060
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304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bitung gets around 146 mm of rain over 18 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 57% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
268
367
467
566
665
764
864
963
1062
1161
1260
1359
1458
1558
1657
1757
1856
1955
2054
2154
2253
2352
2451
2550
2648
2747
2845
2944
3042
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107723
207921
308020
408119
508218
608218
708317
808317
908317
1008317
1108317
1208317
1308218
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1808218
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2008218
2108317
2218217
2318217
2418316
2518415
2618415
2718514
2818613
2928513
3028612
3128711

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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512calm
612calm
712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:45
212.15:415:45
312.15:415:46
412.15:415:46
512.15:415:46
612.15:415:46
712.15:415:46
812.15:425:46
912.15:425:47
1012.15:425:47
1112.15:425:47
1212.15:425:47
1312.15:425:47
1412.15:435:47
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
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245.6Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bitung?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bitung for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bitung in July

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

In July, Bitung sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bitung in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°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
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bitung in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bitung peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bitung?

Bitung sits at 1.4°N, 125.1°E, 21 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tondano, 28 km away.

Tobelo

Topography around Bitung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitung has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,978 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Bitung is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (26%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
1,978 m
80 km
1,962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Tondano 28 km · Manado 31 km · Tomohon 39 km · Tahuna 245 km · Gorontalo 251 km · Ternate 261 km · Sofifi 281 km · Tobelo 322 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 Bitung (1.4406°, 125.1282°, elevation 21 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. 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).