Bukittinggi climate — normals and trends
Bukittinggi (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 3,870 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is October (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bukittinggi averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 311 rainy days per year.
Bukittinggi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 11 March 2020) and the coldest 14.0 °C (on 8 September 1967).
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
BukittinggiWest Sumatra
- coords
- -0.31°, 100.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
3,870mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
311 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
127 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · 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
31.4 °C
11 March 2020
Coldest day
14.0 °C
8 September 1967
Wettest day
210 mm
14 June 1983
Windiest day
21.0 km/h
27 November 2025
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
27 November 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
8 September 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 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 | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 360 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 197 mm | -65 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 388 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 294 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 132 mm | -141 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 118 mm | -101 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 221 mm | -80 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 375 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 242 mm | -204 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 710 mm | +269 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 436 mm | +73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bukittinggi?
Bukittinggi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 3,870 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bukittinggi?
The hottest day measured in Bukittinggi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2020, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bukittinggi?
The coldest day measured in Bukittinggi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1967, at 14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bukittinggi?
Almost never: Bukittinggi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bukittinggi warmed?
Yes: Bukittinggi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bukittinggi?
The wettest day measured in Bukittinggi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1983, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bukittinggi?
The windiest day measured in Bukittinggi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 2025, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bukittinggi?
The warmest month in Bukittinggi is May (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bukittinggi?
Bukittinggi receives on average 3,870 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 311 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bukittinggi?
Bukittinggi gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bukittinggi?
Yes: Bukittinggi has on average 127 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bukittinggi?
In Bukittinggi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 May 2010, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 8 September 1967.
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