Bengkulu climate — normals and trends
Bengkulu (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,710 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bengkulu averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.
Bengkulu 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 32.7 °C (on 4 June 2015) and the coldest 20.1 °C (on 29 July 1994).
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
BengkuluBengkulu
- coords
- -3.80°, 102.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,710mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
291 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
32.7 °C
4 June 2015
Coldest day
20.1 °C
29 July 1994
Wettest day
297 mm
6 October 1996
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
16 November 2022
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
29 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
29 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
21.7 °C
29 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 January 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 190 mm | -66 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 147 mm | -81 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 193 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 81 mm | -118 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 290 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 357 mm | +145 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 207 mm | -58 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 231 mm | -85 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 255 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bengkulu?
Bengkulu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,710 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bengkulu?
The hottest day measured in Bengkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2015, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bengkulu?
The coldest day measured in Bengkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1994, at 20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bengkulu?
Almost never: Bengkulu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bengkulu warmed?
Yes: Bengkulu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bengkulu?
The wettest day measured in Bengkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1996, with 297 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bengkulu?
The windiest day measured in Bengkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2022, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bengkulu?
The warmest month in Bengkulu is May (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bengkulu?
Bengkulu receives on average 2,710 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bengkulu?
Bengkulu gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bengkulu?
Yes: Bengkulu has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bengkulu?
In Bengkulu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 29 March 1998, and the lowest was 21.7 °C on 29 July 1994.
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