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Climate
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The climate is predominantly tropical. The two main
infuences on it being the archipelagos equatorial
position and the fact that it is split up into so many
scattered islands, a third is its situation between the
landmasses of Australasia and Asia, which affects the
monsoon seasons, Such temperature variations as there are
within the islands are dependent more on altitude than on
geographical location, with the highest average
temperature 29 - 33 ° C being around the coast. There
are two monsoon seasons. The East Monsoon lasts from June
to September and is characterized by dry weather,
especially towards the east. The West Monsoon, which runs
from December to March brings heavy rainfall especially
towards the west. Even outside the West Monsoon period,
the rainfall is generally high in the western islands ie
Sumatra and Kalimantan. Humidity is on the high side ie
75% - 100%. Afternoon thunderstorms occur frequently all
over Indonesia. Light weight or cotton clothing is highly
recommended. |