Tambolaka

Tambolaka (Waitabula)
Tambolaka (Waitabula) Location in Indonesia Tambolaka (Waitabula) Tambolaka (Waitabula) (Indonesia)
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Southwest Sumba
Population  (2015 Census)
• Total	39,065
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA / UTC)

Kota Tambolaka (Tambolaka city) is the administrative capital of the Southwest Sumba Regency, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Tambolaka was in fact the name of the airport, the real former name of the city being Waitabula (sometimes written Weetabula).

Climate

Tambolaka has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Climate data for Tambolaka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.7 (87.3)	30.1 (86.2)	30.7 (87.3)	31.1 (88.0)	30.7 (87.3)	30.2 (86.4)	30.1 (86.2)	30.6 (87.1)	31.3 (88.3)	31.9 (89.4)	31.5 (88.7)	30.9 (87.6)	30.8 (87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	25.3 (77.5)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	25.0 (77.0)	24.3 (75.7)	23.6 (74.5)	23.9 (75.0)	24.8 (76.6)	25.9 (78.6)	26.3 (79.3)	25.9 (78.6)	25.2 (77.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.7 (69.3)	20.6 (69.1)	20.7 (69.3)	20.2 (68.4)	19.4 (66.9)	18.4 (65.1)	17.2 (63.0)	17.3 (63.1)	18.4 (65.1)	19.9 (67.8)	21.2 (70.2)	21.0 (69.8)	19.6 (67.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	301 (11.9)	280 (11.0)	233 (9.2)	133 (5.2)	65 (2.6)	47 (1.9)	19 (0.7)	17 (0.7)	19 (0.7)	44 (1.7)	70 (2.8)	236 (9.3)	1,464 (57.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Transportation

The town is served by Tambolaka Airport.