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Ambon weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Ambon is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 1.9°C. The heavier rain months run from March to July. Ambon weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+3.6°Chigh well above average

31° / 25°Today
27° / 26°Average
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How it's changed

+0.9°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49365days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 361 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 361 in the 1940s+0.9°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 183 mmhigh 28°low 26°February, rain 141 mmhigh 28°low 26°March, rain 176 mmhigh 28°low 26°April, rain 188 mmhigh 28°low 26°May, rain 230 mmhigh 27°low 26°June, rain 220 mmhigh 26°low 25°July, rain 167 mmhigh 26°low 25°August, rain 127 mmhigh 26°low 25°September, rain 97 mmhigh 26°low 25°October, rain 80 mmhigh 27°low 26°November, rain 101 mmhigh 28°low 26°December, rain 195 mmhigh 28°low 26°wettest month May, 230 mm · 1,906 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

24.9°

30°feels like
91%humidity
23°dew point
5 km/hfrom SE
UV index0.0
sunrise06:05sunset18:18day length12h 12m
WedOvercast31°25°
ThuPartly cloudy30°24°
FriPartly cloudy32°26°
SatPartly cloudy32°25°
SunPartly cloudy31°25°
MonOvercast33°25°
TuePartly cloudy32°24°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
31° / 25°
Average for October 20
27° / 26°

High well above average · +3.6°C

  • Highest since 1940: 28.9° · 2022
  • Lowest since 1940: 24.5° · 1982
  • One year ago: 28° / 27°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ambon is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 3.70°S, 128.18°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
3.70°S, 128.18°E
Time zone
Asia/Jayapura
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

14 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: 0.0°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

February brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 27.9°C and nights around 26.4°C. In August, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 25.8°C and nights dip to 24.8°C.

Ambon picks up roughly 1,906 mm a year, with a peak of 230 mm in May and as little as 80 mm in October.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ambon has risen by 0.9°C between its first decade and its last. Recent years have brought more rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 18% over the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

February is the warmest month, August the coolest: a yearly swing of 2°C. Wettest month: May (~230 mm). Whole year averages ~1,906 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ambon month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January27.9°26.3°183 mm12.2 h29.8° (2022)24.4° (1985)
February27.9°26.4°141 mm12.1 h30.0° (2024)24.6° (1968)
March27.8°26.3°176 mm12.0 h30.1° (2025)24.3° (1994)
April27.7°26.1°188 mm11.9 h30.1° (2021)24.2° (1965)
May27.3°25.8°230 mm11.8 h29.3° (2022)24.1° (1972)
June26.5°25.3°220 mm11.8 h28.7° (2022)23.6° (2015)
July25.8°24.8°167 mm11.8 h27.8° (1978)23.2° (1972)
August25.8°24.8°127 mm11.9 h27.5° (2010)22.8° (1978)
September26.2°25.0°97 mm12.0 h28.0° (2022)23.0° (1982)
October27.0°25.6°80 mm12.1 h29.1° (2010)23.3° (1965)
November27.7°26.1°101 mm12.2 h29.6° (1987)24.1° (1982)
December27.9°26.3°195 mm12.2 h29.9° (2024)24.7° (1964)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.9°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.10°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.12°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 360.5 early in the record → 365.3 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2025, coldest in 1978: 30.1°C / 22.8°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,906 mm/year on average. Last decade: +18% vs that average. Long-term trend: +28 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ambon

Which is the warmest month in Ambon?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ambon is February (mean daily temperature of about 27.2°C) and the coolest is August (about 25.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Ambon compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Ambon is forecast to reach a high of 30.7°C and a low of 24.7°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 27.1°C and a low of 25.8°C, so today's high is 3.6°C warmer than that average.
How much has Ambon warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ambon is about 0.9°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ambon?
Ambon receives about 1,906 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with May typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ambon?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ambon is about 26.5°C. The warmest month is February and the coolest is August.
What are the average temperatures in Ambon by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ambon (°C, full record since 1940): January 28°/26°, February 28°/26°, March 28°/26°, April 28°/26°, May 27°/26°, June 26°/25°, July 26°/25°, August 26°/25°, September 26°/25°, October 27°/26°, November 28°/26°, December 28°/26°.

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