Masamba weather in April

In April, Masamba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 360 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 0% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Masamba's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 360 mm; 28.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:01 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 8th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Masamba is capital of North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Masamba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

Masamba weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	282	27.8	12.1	3.5
Feb	28° / 20°	279	25	12.1	3.6
Mar	27° / 20°	355	28.4	12	3.5
Apr	27° / 20°	360	28.6	11.9	3.4
May	27° / 20°	275	28.1	11.9	3.8
Jun	26° / 19°	228	25.3	11.9	4.1
Jul	26° / 19°	164	23.7	11.9	4.5
Aug	26° / 18°	125	21.6	11.9	4.9
Sep	27° / 18°	99	16.4	12	5.4
Oct	28° / 18°	122	17.2	12.1	5.0
Nov	28° / 19°	188	21.5	12.1	4.1
Dec	28° / 20°	268	27.4	12.1	3.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Masamba gets around 360 mm of rain over 28.6 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:04	6:03
2	12.0	6:04	6:02
3	12.0	6:03	6:02
4	12.0	6:03	6:02
5	12.0	6:03	6:01
6	12.0	6:03	6:01
7	12.0	6:03	6:00
8	12.0	6:02	6:00
9	12.0	6:02	6:00
10	12.0	6:02	5:59
11	12.0	6:02	5:59
12	12.0	6:01	5:59
13	12.0	6:01	5:58
14	11.9	6:01	5:58
15	11.9	6:01	5:58
16	11.9	6:01	5:57
17	11.9	6:00	5:57
18	11.9	6:00	5:57
19	11.9	6:00	5:56
20	11.9	6:00	5:56
21	11.9	6:00	5:56
22	11.9	6:00	5:55
23	11.9	5:59	5:55
24	11.9	5:59	5:55
25	11.9	5:59	5:55
26	11.9	5:59	5:54
27	11.9	5:59	5:54
28	11.9	5:59	5:54
29	11.9	5:59	5:54
30	11.9	5:59	5:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Masamba?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masamba.

What to pack for Masamba in April

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

In April, Masamba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Masamba in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Masamba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masamba peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	15	13	11	12	13	14	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Masamba in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Masamba is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	9	10	11	11	10	11	12	17	19	13	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Masamba?

Masamba sits at 2.6°S, 120.3°E, 42 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palopo, 51 km away.

Topography around Masamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,000 m.

The land around Masamba is covered by trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

117 m

trees 52%

16 km

1,533 m

trees 80%

80 km

3,000 m

trees 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← March Masamba year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Palopo 51 km · Rantepao 67 km · Poso 137 km · Polewali 147 km · Sengkang 178 km · Parepare 180 km · Bungku 183 km · Majene 186 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

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 Masamba (-2.5537°, 120.3279°, elevation 42 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7