Polewali | |
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 Paddy field in Polewali | |
 Interactive map of Polewali | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  West Sulawesi |
| Regency | Polewali Mandar |
| Population | |
• Total | 67,745 |
3°25′12″S 119°21′00″E / 3.42000°S 119.35000°E / -3.42000; 119.35000 Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
It is a large seaside town on the coast of the Mandar Gulf. Polewali is the largest town in the province of West Sulawesi with 54,843 inhabitants at the 2010 Census1 and 65,800 at the 2020 Census;2 the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 67,745 (making it slightly larger than the town of Mamuju).3
Climate
Polewali has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Polewali | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.9 (73.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 289 (11.4) |
187 (7.4) |
186 (7.3) |
242 (9.5) |
209 (8.2) |
156 (6.1) |
104 (4.1) |
96 (3.8) |
121 (4.8) |
149 (5.9) |
207 (8.1) |
254 (10.0) |
2,200 (86.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org4 | |||||||||||||
References
References
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)
- "Climate: Polewali". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.