Watampone in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Watampone sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 280 mm of rain over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Watampone's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Watampone has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Watampone's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
280 mm
47 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Watampone in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Watampone reaches about 30°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

20°25°30°35°SepOctNov

How spring really feels in Watampone

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 72 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
72
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Watampone weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°17322.812.23.3
Feb30° / 25°16621.512.13.2
Mar30° / 25°21526.4123.0
Apr29° / 25°26627.411.93.0
May29° / 25°28327.711.83.4
Jun28° / 24°26525.811.73.9
Jul28° / 24°18122.111.84.7
Aug28° / 24°7313.711.95.8
Sep29° / 24°5410.3125.5
Oct30° / 25°9115.112.14.4
Nov31° / 25°13521.312.23.4
Dec30° / 25°19324.812.33.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Watampone gets around 280 mm of rain over 47 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%SepOctNov

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Watampone

In seasonPeak

In spring, Watampone overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Watampone?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Watampone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Watampone in Spring

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

In spring, Watampone sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 47 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Watampone in Spring

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in April 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
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Watampone in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Watampone peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 15Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Watampone in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Watampone is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateOct 1816 µg/m³Jan 2411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Watampone?

Watampone sits at 4.5°S, 120.3°E, 34 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sengkang, 56 km away.

Topography around Watampone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Watampone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,911 m.

The land around Watampone is covered by cropland (42%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (30%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
1,911 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Sengkang 56 km · Sinjai 66 km · Parepare 97 km · Maros 99 km · Makassar 120 km · Galesong 137 km · Polewali 164 km · Palopo 173 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 Watampone (-4.5386°, 120.3279°, elevation 34 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.