Tarakan weather in July

In July, Tarakan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 210 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tarakan's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:10 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Tarakan is city in North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,018/km²
people per km²
Founded
1997

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tarakan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Tarakan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tarakan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°26026.811.83.7
Feb28° / 25°20924.911.93.7
Mar28° / 25°23528.5123.4
Apr29° / 26°22627.912.13.3
May29° / 26°24929.312.13.1
Jun29° / 26°21726.912.23.3
Jul29° / 26°21026.812.23.4
Aug29° / 26°21126.512.13.4
Sep29° / 25°22727.2123.3
Oct29° / 26°26029.411.93.1
Nov29° / 25°2782911.83.1
Dec28° / 25°29829.911.83.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133169
143268
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tarakan gets around 210 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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488
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689
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25446
35644
45743
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135644
145545
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255446
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:19
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312.26:086:19
412.26:086:19
512.26:086:19
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tarakan

In seasonPeak

In July, Tarakan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tarakan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Tarakan?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tarakan.

What to pack for Tarakan in July

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

In July, Tarakan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tarakan in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tarakan 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 Tarakan peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tarakan 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 Tarakan is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1327 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tarakan?

Tarakan sits at 3.3°N, 117.6°E, 29 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tanjung Selor, 59 km away.

Topography around Tarakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Tarakan is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Tanjung Selor 59 km · Nunukan 92 km · Tawau 109 km · Malinau 112 km · Semporna 172 km · Lahad Datu 207 km · Bandar Nabawan 231 km · Sitangkai 250 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 Tarakan (3.3133°, 117.5915°, elevation 29 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).