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Sulawesi has a tropical climate with hot and humid conditions. Temperatures at sea level are usually ranging from 23-24 degrees Celsius at night to 28-32 degrees Celsius during the day. Fore most of the island, the wet season is from October to April while May to September is drier, but still sees occasionl rainshowers. There are big regional variations.
In the south, Makassar for example has a few months (June-August) which are actually very dry while in the northeast, Manado sees more rain compared to the south, although it's also less wet compared to November-March.
In the mountains, temperatures are significantly lower and conditions are actually pleasant, though some areas actually have more rain during the monsoon season.
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport near Makassar and Sam Ratulangi International Airport near Manado are the main gateways for Sulawesi. While the first is located in the south, the other is located in the northeast.
To Manado, there are flights to/from Kuala Lumpur with Air Asia and Singapore with SilkAir. Other destinations include Jakarta, Balikpapan (in Kalimantan, Borneo), Bali, Surabaya, and Jayapura (West Papua).
To Makassar, flights exist from most of the places mentioned above except Singapore. It does have more domestic destinations though, including Ambon (Maluku Islands, Biak (West Papua) and Kupang.
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