Balai Pungut climate — normals and trends
Balai Pungut (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,429 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Balai Pungut averages 0 frost days, 288 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 290 rainy days per year.
Balai Pungut has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 18 July 2025) and the coldest 18.2 °C (on 27 November 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Balai PungutRiau
- coords
- 1.06°, 101.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,429mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
288 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
290 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.9 °C
18 July 2025
Coldest day
18.2 °C
27 November 1948
Wettest day
171 mm
6 February 2016
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
6 March 2024
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
9 December 1977
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
25 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
19.3 °C
2 February 1949
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 October 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 331 mm | +134 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 229 mm | +70 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 384 mm | +169 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 363 mm | +135 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 161 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 66 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 171 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 169 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 140 mm | -120 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 251 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 403 mm | +135 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balai Pungut?
Balai Pungut has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,429 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balai Pungut?
The hottest day measured in Balai Pungut between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2025, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balai Pungut?
The coldest day measured in Balai Pungut between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1948, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Balai Pungut?
Almost never: Balai Pungut sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balai Pungut warmed?
Yes: Balai Pungut warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balai Pungut?
The wettest day measured in Balai Pungut between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2016, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balai Pungut?
The windiest day measured in Balai Pungut between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2024, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balai Pungut?
The warmest month in Balai Pungut is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Balai Pungut?
Balai Pungut receives on average 2,429 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 290 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balai Pungut?
Balai Pungut gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balai Pungut?
Yes: Balai Pungut has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balai Pungut?
In Balai Pungut, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 25 May 2010, and the lowest was 19.3 °C on 2 February 1949.
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