Bungku climate — normals and trends
Bungku (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,074 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 December (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Bungku averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 294 rainy days per year.
Bungku has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 9 January 2013) and the coldest 21.8 °C (on 12 September 1965).
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
BungkuCentral Sulawesi
- coords
- -2.55°, 121.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,074mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
294 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.8 °C
Average peak gust
23.0 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
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
29.8 °C
9 January 2013
Coldest day
21.8 °C
12 September 1965
Wettest day
163 mm
12 May 1995
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
14 August 1976
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
3 June 2019
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
9 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
23.7 °C
27 June 2006
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 January 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 | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 321 mm | +109 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 236 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 296 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 330 mm | +95 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 406 mm | +202 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 379 mm | +197 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 198 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 178 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 69 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 177 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 203 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 249 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bungku?
Bungku has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,074 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bungku?
The hottest day measured in Bungku between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bungku?
The coldest day measured in Bungku between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1965, at 21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bungku?
Almost never: Bungku sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bungku warmed?
Yes: Bungku warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bungku?
The wettest day measured in Bungku between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1995, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bungku?
The windiest day measured in Bungku between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1976, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bungku?
The warmest month in Bungku is December (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bungku?
Bungku receives on average 2,074 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 294 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bungku?
Bungku gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bungku?
Yes: Bungku has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bungku?
In Bungku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 9 March 2024, and the lowest was 23.7 °C on 27 June 2006.
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