Makassar
City in Indonesia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Makassar is a city in Indonesia, in South Sulawesi. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Indonesia in our atlas.
It lies at 5.15° S, 119.43° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Makassar time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Makassar. Green dots: other major cities of Indonesia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Makassar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (75°F). Around 1,766 mm (70 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IndonesiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Surabaya · 775 km
- Jepara · 982 km
- Semarang · 1,017 km
- Bandung · 1,322 km
- Bekasi · 1,381 km
- Jakarta · 1,397 km
- Depok · 1,401 km
- Bogor · 1,407 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1622786 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q24828295 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.