Tondano weather in October

In October, Tondano sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 193 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tondano's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tondano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:26 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Tondano is capital of Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Tondano reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Tondano weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°21527.411.93.7
Feb28° / 23°20623124.0
Mar28° / 23°21825.8124.0
Apr28° / 24°27326.6123.7
May28° / 24°27828.112.13.7
Jun27° / 23°26725.812.13.9
Jul27° / 23°19522.412.14.6
Aug27° / 23°11817.2125.4
Sep27° / 23°12416.7125.2
Oct28° / 23°19321.8124.6
Nov28° / 24°24427.411.93.6
Dec28° / 24°23928.811.93.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33367
43268
53268
63268
73169
83268
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
212872
222773
232773
242674
252575
262377
272377
282278
292179
302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tondano gets around 193 mm of rain over 21.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
362
463
564
665
765
866
966
1067
1167
1267
1367
1467
1568
1668
1768
1869
1970
2070
2171
2272
2373
2474
2575
2676
2777
2879
2980
3081
3182

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11981
21882
31882
41882
51783
61783
71684
81684
91585
101486
111486
121387
131288
141189
151189
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19892
20793
21694
22694
23595
24496
25496
26496
27397
28397
29298
30298
31298

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:305:29
212.05:295:29
312.05:295:28
412.05:295:28
512.05:295:28
612.05:285:27
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tondano?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tondano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tondano in October

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

In October, Tondano sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tondano in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tondano in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Tondano peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 15Nov 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tondano?

Tondano sits at 1.3°N, 124.9°E, 693 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tomohon, 12 km away.

SofifiLuwuk

Topography around Tondano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tondano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,537 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Tondano is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
1,537 m
80 km
1,962 m
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October weather nearby: Tomohon 12 km · Manado 21 km · Bitung 28 km · Gorontalo 223 km · Tahuna 264 km · Ternate 281 km · Sofifi 301 km · Luwuk 345 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 Tondano (1.3054°, 124.9126°, elevation 693 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).