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Monthly climate in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Penang features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1655 mm (65.1 inches) and receives 177 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Penang enjoys an average of 3561 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia §

The warmest months in Penang are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Penang experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia §

Penang usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 305 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Penang are July, August and September. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 323 (12.7) 248 (9.8) 312 (12.3) 142 (5.6) 57 (2.2) 23 (0.9) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 43 (1.7) 193 (7.6) 279 (11.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 28 17 11 8 3 4 3 9 19 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia §

The sunniest months in Penang are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Penang: January, February and April receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 236 270 298 290 305 296 307 313 307 325 305 302
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 38m 11h 32m 11h 35m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 33m 12h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia §

Penang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Penang UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Penang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 16 16 15 12 10 12 13 15 15 15 14