Bengkayang climate — normals and trends
Bengkayang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,722 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bengkayang averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 297 rainy days per year.
Bengkayang has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 12 May 1949) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 16 February 1949).
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
BengkayangWest Kalimantan
- coords
- 0.83°, 109.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,722mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
297 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
36.3 °C
12 May 1949
Coldest day
15.9 °C
16 February 1949
Wettest day
175 mm
9 July 2020
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
6 January 1990
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
9 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
28 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
17.1 °C
16 February 1949
Sunniest day
11.9 h
7 February 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 406 mm | +160 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 173 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 260 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 248 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 195 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 130 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 250 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 273 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 341 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 330 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bengkayang?
Bengkayang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bengkayang?
The hottest day measured in Bengkayang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1949, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bengkayang?
The coldest day measured in Bengkayang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1949, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bengkayang?
Almost never: Bengkayang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bengkayang warmed?
Yes: Bengkayang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bengkayang?
The wettest day measured in Bengkayang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2020, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bengkayang?
The windiest day measured in Bengkayang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1990, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bengkayang?
The warmest month in Bengkayang is May (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bengkayang?
Bengkayang receives on average 2,722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 297 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bengkayang?
Bengkayang gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bengkayang?
Yes: Bengkayang has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bengkayang?
In Bengkayang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 28 May 1998, and the lowest was 17.1 °C on 16 February 1949.
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