Taliabu Island
Island Remote island in Maluku with endemic wildlife
Taliabu Island in North Maluku offers rainforest, remote beaches and coral reefs and hosts endemic bird species; unpaved interior tracks cross the island. Visitors come for diving, birding and off-the-grid island travel.
Taliabu Island is an island in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, part of the Sula Islands archipelago. It is a largely forested island with villages along the coast and significant areas of natural habitat.
The island is noted for its relative remoteness and for supporting a range of island ecosystems and local livelihoods based on fishing and small-scale agriculture. Access is by sea and by limited air links via nearby regional airports.
Taliabu sits north of the eastern part of Sulawesi and west of the Maluku islands, within the chain of islands that lie between Sulawesi and Halmahera.
- Administrative: Part of the Sula Islands group administratively within North Maluku province, the island is dominated by forest and is sparsely populated relative to larger Indonesian islands.
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Taliabu Island's climate is classified as Tropical Rainforest - Tropical Rainforest climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 20°C to 29°C. Heavy rainfall (2485 mm/year), wettest in January.
January
January is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). The wettest month with heavy rain (332 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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February
February is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (266 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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March
March is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (259 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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April
April is warm with stifling humidity (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (226 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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May
May is warm with stifling humidity (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (217 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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June
June is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (230 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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July
July is mild with muggy conditions (dew point 23°C). Significant rainfall (180 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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August
August is mild with muggy conditions (dew point 23°C). Significant rainfall (129 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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September
September is mild with muggy conditions (dew point 23°C). Regular rainfall (96 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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October
October is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 23°C). Significant rainfall (113 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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November
November is the warmest month with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Significant rainfall (178 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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December
December is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Heavy rain (259 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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