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Monthly climate in Pontianak, Indonesia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pontianak features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2832 mm (111.5 inches) and receives 277 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pontianak enjoys an average of 3275 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 6 minutes to 12 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pontianak, Indonesia §

The warmest months in Pontianak are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pontianak 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 Pontianak, 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
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pontianak, Indonesia §

Pontianak usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 323 mm (12.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pontianak are January, February and August. On average, 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pontianak, 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) 183 (7.2) 173 (6.8) 216 (8.5) 257 (10.1) 283 (11.2) 198 (7.8) 189 (7.4) 172 (6.8) 193 (7.6) 331 (13.0) 326 (12.8) 312 (12.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 19 23 24 27 22 19 17 21 28 27 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Pontianak, Indonesia §

The sunniest months in Pontianak are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pontianak: January, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pontianak, 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 226 265 294 281 289 285 300 290 260 259 246 275
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Pontianak, Indonesia §

Pontianak 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.June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pontianak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pontianak, 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) 14 15 16 15 14 12 12 14 14 14 13 13