Polewali weather in April

In April, Polewali sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Polewali's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polewali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Polewali is capital of Polewali Mandar Regency.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Polewali reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Polewali weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°1712312.24.1
Feb28° / 26°12719.512.14.3
Mar28° / 26°15223.9124.1
Apr28° / 26°17524.411.94.0
May28° / 26°15220.511.84.7
Jun28° / 25°12917.311.85.1
Jul27° / 25°7712.911.86.0
Aug28° / 25°398.811.96.6
Sep28° / 25°5211.1126.2
Oct28° / 26°10917.712.15.1
Nov28° / 26°1742512.24.0
Dec28° / 26°18725.112.23.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Polewali gets around 175 mm of rain over 24.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2964
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Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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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 6:08 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:06
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312.06:086:06
412.06:076:05
512.06:076:05
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Polewali?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Polewali for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polewali in April

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

In April, Polewali sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Polewali 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 22 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Polewali in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Polewali peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Polewali 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 Polewali is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1616 µg/m³Jan 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Polewali?

Polewali sits at 3.4°S, 119.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Majene, 43 km away.

Topography around Polewali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polewali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,508 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,406 m.

The land around Polewali is covered by water (40%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,508 m
80 km
3,406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Majene 43 km · Parepare 72 km · Rantepao 80 km · Palopo 107 km · Sengkang 109 km · Masamba 147 km · Watampone 164 km · Maros 177 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 Polewali (-3.4324°, 119.3435°, elevation 6 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).