Rantepao weather in April

In April, Rantepao sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 503 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 1% 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 Rantepao's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rantepao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
503 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Rantepao is capital of North Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Rantepao 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 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Rantepao weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°49629.512.23.3
Feb28° / 20°48327.412.13.2
Mar28° / 20°49529.5123.3
Apr27° / 20°50327.811.93.5
May27° / 20°26224.511.94.2
Jun27° / 20°20321.211.84.7
Jul26° / 19°12918.211.85.3
Aug27° / 19°9415.311.95.8
Sep28° / 19°7512.2126.0
Oct28° / 19°13315.212.14.9
Nov28° / 20°22623.112.13.8
Dec28° / 20°49829.512.23.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
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14694
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rantepao gets around 503 mm of rain over 27.8 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
194
295
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3085

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
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Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:066:04
212.06:066:04
312.06:056:04
412.06:056:03
512.06:056:03
612.06:056:02
712.06:046:02
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1211.96:036:00
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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 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
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244.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rantepao

In seasonPeak

In April, Rantepao sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rantepao's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Rantepao?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rantepao.

What to pack for Rantepao in April

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

In April, Rantepao sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rantepao 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 54 km away) is warmest in March 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
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Rantepao 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 Rantepao peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rantepao 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 Rantepao is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1620 µg/m³Jul 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rantepao?

Rantepao sits at 3.0°S, 119.9°E, 784 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palopo, 33 km away.

Topography around Rantepao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rantepao has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 816 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,593 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,407 m.

The land around Rantepao is covered by trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
1,593 m
80 km
3,407 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Palopo 33 km · Masamba 67 km · Polewali 80 km · Parepare 120 km · Majene 121 km · Sengkang 130 km · Watampone 181 km · Poso 199 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 Rantepao (-2.9701°, 119.8978°, elevation 784 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).