climigo

Sumatra

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are June–August, the least hot. Avoid September–May (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain).

Climate zones

JavaKalimantanSingaporeMalaysiaThailandMedanMedanMedanBatamBatamBatamPalembangPalembangPalembangPekanbaruPekanbaruPekanbaruBanda AcehBanda AcehBanda AcehPadangPadangPadang

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 31°22°
February 31°22°
March 32°22°
April 32°23°
May 32°23°
June 32°22°
July 32°22°
August 32°22°
September 32°22°
October 32°22°
November 32°22° torrential rain
December 31°22° torrential rain

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.1 · 30.9 °CJanuary: 22.1 · 30.9 °C22.2 · 31.3 °CFebruary: 22.2 · 31.3 °C22.4 · 31.7 °CMarch: 22.4 · 31.7 °C22.6 · 31.9 °CApril: 22.6 · 31.9 °C22.8 · 32.2 °CMay: 22.8 · 32.2 °C22.4 · 31.9 °CJune: 22.4 · 31.9 °C22.1 · 31.7 °CJuly: 22.1 · 31.7 °C22.1 · 31.8 °CAugust: 22.1 · 31.8 °C22.2 · 32.1 °CSeptember: 22.2 · 32.1 °C22.3 · 32.2 °COctober: 22.3 · 32.2 °C22.3 · 31.6 °CNovember: 22.3 · 31.6 °C22.3 · 31.1 °CDecember: 22.3 · 31.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.1 – 30.9 °C
Feb 22.2 – 31.3 °C
Mar 22.4 – 31.7 °C
Apr 22.6 – 31.9 °C
May 22.8 – 32.2 °C
Jun 22.4 – 31.9 °C
Jul 22.1 – 31.7 °C
Aug 22.1 – 31.8 °C
Sep 22.2 – 32.1 °C
Oct 22.3 – 32.2 °C
Nov 22.3 – 31.6 °C
Dec 22.3 – 31.1 °C

How much it rains

January 258 mm18 d
February 220 mm16 d
March 268 mm19 d
April 266 mm20 d
May 194 mm18 d
June 146 mm13 d
July 147 mm12 d
August 176 mm13 d
September 188 mm15 d
October 246 mm20 d
November 306 mm22 d torrential rain
December 303 mm20 d torrential rain

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec258 mm · 18 rain days · 14 mm a dayJanuary: 258 mm · 18 rain days · 14 mm a day220 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a dayFebruary: 220 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a day268 mm · 19 rain days · 14 mm a dayMarch: 268 mm · 19 rain days · 14 mm a day266 mm · 20 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 266 mm · 20 rain days · 13 mm a day194 mm · 18 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 194 mm · 18 rain days · 11 mm a day146 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 146 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day147 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 147 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a day176 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 176 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a day188 mm · 15 rain days · 13 mm a daySeptember: 188 mm · 15 rain days · 13 mm a day246 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 246 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a day306 mm · 22 rain days · 14 mm a dayNovember: 306 mm · 22 rain days · 14 mm a day303 mm · 20 rain days · 15 mm a dayDecember: 303 mm · 20 rain days · 15 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 258 mm18 d
Feb 220 mm16 d
Mar 268 mm19 d
Apr 266 mm20 d
May 194 mm18 d
Jun 146 mm13 d
Jul 147 mm12 d
Aug 176 mm13 d
Sep 188 mm15 d
Oct 246 mm20 d
Nov 306 mm22 d
Dec 303 mm20 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 09
February 12 h 08
March 12 h 07
April 12 h 06
May 12 h 05
June 12 h 05
July 12 h 05
August 12 h 06
September 12 h 06
October 12 h 08
November 12 h 09
December 12 h 10

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities