Ruteng weather in July

In July, Ruteng sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ruteng's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruteng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 Ruteng reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42818
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242817
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Ruteng weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°4333012.43.3
Feb27° / 21°43327.312.33.3
Mar27° / 20°39828.212.13.6
Apr28° / 20°27723.611.84.1
May28° / 19°12016.311.65.2
Jun28° / 19°619.811.56.2
Jul28° / 18°407.211.56.5
Aug29° / 18°234.511.76.2
Sep30° / 19°446.111.95.5
Oct30° / 20°12913.912.24.6
Nov29° / 20°30623.812.43.6
Dec28° / 21°4252912.53.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
135050
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ruteng gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
927
1027
1126
1226
1325
1424
1523
1623
1722
1821
1920
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2119
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2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
2917
3017
3116

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101142434
201143433
301143423
401243423
501243423
601244423
701244413
801244412
901245402
1011245402
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1211247392
1311247382
1411248371
1511349361
1611350351
1711351341
1811353321
1911453311
2011455291
2111555281
2211655262
2311657242
2411757232
2511859211
2612058201
2712158191
2812258181
2912358171
3012457171
3102558161

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:165:47
211.56:175:47
311.56:175:47
411.56:175:47
511.56:175:48
611.56:175:48
711.56:175:48
811.56:175:48
911.56:175:48
1011.56:175:49
1111.56:175:49
1211.56:175:49
1311.56:175:49
1411.56:175:50
1511.56:175:50
1611.56:175:50
1711.56:175:50
1811.66:175:50
1911.66:175:51
2011.66:175:51
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2811.66:165:52
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3011.66:165:53
3111.66:165:53

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.5Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ruteng

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ruteng's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Ruteng?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ruteng for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ruteng in July

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

In July, Ruteng sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ruteng in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 31 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ruteng in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ruteng in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ruteng is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1715 µg/m³Feb 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ruteng?

Ruteng sits at 8.6°S, 120.5°E, 1,173 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Labuan Bajo, 65 km away.

Lewoleba

Topography around Ruteng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruteng has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m around an average of 1,217 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,328 m.

The land around Ruteng is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,068 m
16 km
2,215 m
80 km
2,328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Labuan Bajo 65 km · Waingapu 118 km · Ende 134 km · Tambolaka 162 km · Bima 192 km · Maumere 192 km · Dompu 220 km · Lewoleba 326 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 Ruteng (-8.6114°, 120.4644°, elevation 1,173 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. 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).