Best time to visit, weather and climate Sumba
Best time to visit Sumba, Indonesia
The best time to visit the island of Sumba in Indonesia is in february and april until november, when you will have a warm temperature and none till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature on Sumba is 31°C in november and the lowest is 27°C in july. The weather and climate of Sumba is suitable for a sun vacation.
The average climate figure for Sumba is an 8,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
Sumba has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Sumba or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Sumba per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 28°C | 29°C | 30°C | 31°C | 30°C |
| 169 mm |
136 mm |
150 mm |
61 mm |
33 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
6 mm |
23 mm |
74 mm |
156 mm |
Climate Sumba
The island Sumba has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Sumba is 30° degrees and there is about 1017 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 92 days a year with an average humidity of 73% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate Sumba
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 28°C | 29°C | 30°C | 31°C | 30°C |
| Night | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 26°C |
| Precip | 169 mm |
136 mm |
150 mm |
61 mm |
33 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
6 mm |
23 mm |
74 mm |
156 mm |
| Rain days |
30 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| Dry days |
1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| Sun hours per day |
10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Wind force in Bft |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Weather Sumba january
On average, it is maximum 29° in january on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In january there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 169 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba february
On average, it is maximum 29° in february on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In february there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 136 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba march
On average, it is maximum 29° in march on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In march there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 150 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba april
On average, it is maximum 29° in april on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In april there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 61 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba may
On average, it is maximum 28° in may on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In may there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba june
On average, it is maximum 28° in june on Sumba and at least around 24° degrees. In june there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba july
On average, it is maximum 27° in july on Sumba and at least around 23° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba august
On average, it is maximum 28° in august on Sumba and at least around 23° degrees. In august there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba september
On average, it is maximum 29° in september on Sumba and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba october
On average, it is maximum 30° in october on Sumba and at least around 25° degrees. In october there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba november
On average, it is maximum 31° in november on Sumba and at least around 26° degrees. In november there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 74 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month on Sumba.
Weather Sumba december
On average, it is maximum 30° in december on Sumba and at least around 26° degrees. In december there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 156 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month on Sumba.
14 day weather forecast Sumba
The weather for Sumba in Indonesia will be around 30° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr 27 Nov |
|
32°C | 23°C | 31°C | 7.6 mm | 70% | 1m/s | 8 |
Sa 28 Nov |
|
31°C | 23°C | 31°C | 11 mm | 80% | 1m/s | 8 |
Su 29 Nov |
|
32°C | 23°C | 31°C | 8.2 mm | 75% | 1m/s | 4 |
Mo 30 Nov |
|
30°C | 23°C | 31°C | 15 mm | 85% | 2m/s | 9 |
Tu 1 Dec |
|
30°C | 22°C | 31°C | 9.6 mm | 75% | 2m/s | 4 |
We 2 Dec |
|
32°C | 22°C | 31°C | 16 mm | 85% | 1m/s | 9 |
Th 3 Dec |
|
29°C | 23°C | 31°C | 38 mm | 95% | 2m/s | 3 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr 4 Dec |
|
30°C | 22°C | 31°C | 19 mm | 85% | 1m/s | 10 |
Sa 5 Dec |
|
30°C | 22°C | 31°C | 15 mm | 85% | 1m/s | 4 |
Su 6 Dec |
|
29°C | 23°C | 31°C | 2.4 mm | 45% | 1m/s | 3 |
Mo 7 Dec |
|
27°C | 22°C | 31°C | 11 mm | 80% | 1m/s | 3 |
Tu 8 Dec |
|
29°C | 22°C | 31°C | 11 mm | 80% | 1m/s | 4 |
We 9 Dec |
|
29°C | 22°C | 31°C | 2.1 mm | 40% | 2m/s | 6 |
Th 10 Dec |
|
32°C | 22°C | 31°C | 1.9 mm | 40% | 3m/s | 6 |
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About Sumba
Sumba is an island that belongs to Indonesia. It has a total surface of km² with 54.716 km of coastline . In terms of area, the country is New Zealand. If you want to call Sumba you have to use +62 or 0062 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +625012457809 or 00625012457809.
Sumba is in a straight line at 6.388 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 8 hours40.
The coordinates of Sumba, Indonesia are latitude: -9.6993439 en longitude: 119.9740534
The GPS coordinates are S 9° 41' 57.4800" en E 119° 58' 26.7600"
Places near Sumba
Currency Sumba
In Sumba the Indonesian rupiah is used to pay.
Exchange rate Indonesian rupiah (IDR) 27 november 2020
1 Indonesian rupiah = 0,00 New Zealand dollar
100 Indonesian rupiah = 0,01 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 9.829,47 Indonesian rupiah
100 New Zealand dollar = 982.947,46 Indonesian rupiah
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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
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Time difference Sumba
On Sumba it is now 00:51 o’clock at night on friday 27 november 2020. That is 6 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Sumba is Asia/Jakarta and the Greenwich time is UTC+07.
Vaccinations Sumba
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay on Sumba.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Buiktyfus
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Japanse encefalitis
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)