Jambi City climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jambi City?

Jambi City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,300 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jambi City?

The hottest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2024, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jambi City?

The coldest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1944, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jambi City?

Almost never: Jambi City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Jambi City warmed?

Yes: Jambi City warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jambi City?

The wettest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2011, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jambi City?

The windiest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2023, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jambi City?

The warmest month in Jambi City is May (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jambi City?

Jambi City receives on average 2,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jambi City?

Jambi City gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jambi City (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,300 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Jambi City averages 0 frost days, 256 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 286 rainy days per year.

Jambi City has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 2 September 2024) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 10 June 1944).

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

Jambi CityJambi

coords: -1.60°, 103.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

26.3°C

Average daily high

30.7°C

Average daily low

23.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,300mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

9.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

256 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

286 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.2 °C

2 September 2024

Coldest day

19.0 °C

10 June 1944

Wettest day

187 mm

25 December 2011

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

28 January 2023

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

28 January 2023

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

28 October 2024

Coldest feels-like

20.3 °C

10 June 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

11 September 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C2 August 2025	21.8 °C13 August 2025	27.1 °C	2,859 mm	279
2024	37.2 °C2 September 2024	23.0 °C20 January 2024	27.8 °C	2,626 mm	320
2023	36.7 °C6 October 2023	22.4 °C25 February 2023	27.4 °C	2,192 mm	308
2022	34.3 °C14 May 2022	21.4 °C5 August 2022	26.9 °C	2,576 mm	293
2021	34.5 °C31 March 2021	22.0 °C14 July 2021	27.0 °C	2,534 mm	294
2020	35.0 °C12 May 2020	22.3 °C27 August 2020	27.2 °C	2,557 mm	311
2019	35.6 °C18 September 2019	22.1 °C31 August 2019	27.4 °C	2,174 mm	317
2018	34.8 °C4 October 2018	20.9 °C11 January 2018	27.0 °C	2,709 mm	292
2017	34.5 °C20 October 2017	22.2 °C21 September 2017	27.0 °C	2,579 mm	289
2016	34.7 °C11 May 2016	23.0 °C25 July 2016	27.3 °C	3,058 mm	319
2015	35.9 °C30 August 2015	21.7 °C19 February 2015	27.3 °C	1,859 mm	324
2014	35.2 °C8 October 2014	21.9 °C31 January 2014	26.9 °C	2,129 mm	306
2013	34.3 °C1 March 2013	21.7 °C2 August 2013	26.8 °C	2,648 mm	293
2012	34.7 °C18 September 2012	21.4 °C24 July 2012	26.9 °C	2,458 mm	318
2011	34.4 °C2 September 2011	22.2 °C18 July 2011	26.8 °C	2,478 mm	294
2010	34.5 °C7 May 2010	22.7 °C11 March 2010	26.9 °C	2,939 mm	291
2009	34.6 °C26 September 2009	22.2 °C29 July 2009	26.9 °C	2,203 mm	295
2008	34.3 °C23 May 2008	22.3 °C4 March 2008	26.6 °C	2,363 mm	278
2007	35.8 °C1 October 2007	21.8 °C25 July 2007	26.6 °C	2,541 mm	274
2006	35.5 °C4 October 2006	21.9 °C6 August 2006	26.8 °C	2,212 mm	301
2005	34.4 °C8 April 2005	21.7 °C27 January 2005	26.8 °C	2,256 mm	288
2004	34.2 °C30 August 2004	22.1 °C11 August 2004	26.8 °C	2,249 mm	293
2003	34.6 °C10 August 2003	22.3 °C21 July 2003	26.8 °C	2,502 mm	284
2002	34.2 °C23 September 2002	22.0 °C1 October 2002	26.7 °C	2,239 mm	302
2001	33.7 °C18 April 2001	21.9 °C20 June 2001	26.4 °C	2,604 mm	269
2000	34.4 °C21 February 2000	21.8 °C22 January 2000	26.3 °C	2,627 mm	275
1999	34.6 °C17 September 1999	21.6 °C16 July 1999	26.4 °C	2,460 mm	276
1998	34.6 °C25 April 1998	22.7 °C9 September 1998	26.9 °C	2,859 mm	307
1997	35.4 °C5 September 1997	21.9 °C9 July 1997	26.8 °C	1,685 mm	312
1996	34.1 °C8 August 1996	21.7 °C26 February 1996	26.3 °C	2,678 mm	258
1995	35.8 °C23 September 1995	21.6 °C29 August 1995	26.4 °C	3,045 mm	266
1994	34.9 °C22 August 1994	21.7 °C11 July 1994	26.5 °C	2,243 mm	277
1993	34.5 °C25 September 1993	20.1 °C24 February 1993	26.3 °C	2,749 mm	270
1992	33.8 °C5 July 1992	21.6 °C17 January 1992	26.0 °C	3,018 mm	238
1991	35.0 °C7 October 1991	21.2 °C4 March 1991	26.2 °C	2,348 mm	256
1990	33.6 °C22 May 1990	21.9 °C7 September 1990	26.3 °C	2,227 mm	257
1989	33.5 °C18 October 1989	20.2 °C29 January 1989	26.1 °C	2,722 mm	229
1988	34.2 °C2 August 1988	22.0 °C28 September 1988	26.4 °C	2,646 mm	254
1987	35.1 °C25 September 1987	21.4 °C27 January 1987	26.5 °C	2,392 mm	291
1986	33.9 °C8 May 1986	21.2 °C15 February 1986	26.1 °C	2,921 mm	256
1985	34.2 °C22 February 1985	21.2 °C17 January 1985	26.1 °C	2,554 mm	264
1984	33.1 °C9 October 1984	21.3 °C8 September 1984	25.8 °C	3,073 mm	224
1983	34.4 °C2 October 1983	20.8 °C6 February 1983	26.6 °C	2,077 mm	288
1982	34.3 °C28 August 1982	21.5 °C17 February 1982	26.3 °C	2,237 mm	277
1981	33.3 °C23 August 1981	21.8 °C12 January 1981	26.1 °C	2,422 mm	268
1980	34.4 °C16 September 1980	21.7 °C27 January 1980	26.3 °C	2,209 mm	273
1979	33.3 °C18 May 1979	21.5 °C29 August 1979	26.3 °C	2,215 mm	274
1978	33.3 °C12 March 1978	21.9 °C6 September 1978	26.2 °C	2,438 mm	261
1977	34.1 °C25 October 1977	21.4 °C12 August 1977	26.2 °C	2,016 mm	261
1976	34.5 °C12 September 1976	20.2 °C13 February 1976	26.0 °C	1,928 mm	272
1975	33.8 °C3 October 1975	21.4 °C28 July 1975	26.0 °C	2,020 mm	266
1974	33.7 °C21 April 1974	21.2 °C22 January 1974	25.8 °C	2,289 mm	233
1973	34.3 °C20 July 1973	20.9 °C28 January 1973	26.2 °C	2,381 mm	264
1972	34.4 °C31 August 1972	20.5 °C29 June 1972	26.1 °C	1,662 mm	264
1971	33.2 °C25 September 1971	20.8 °C8 March 1971	25.6 °C	2,214 mm	234
1970	33.7 °C21 April 1970	21.1 °C12 July 1970	26.0 °C	2,406 mm	253
1969	33.8 °C21 March 1969	20.9 °C8 March 1969	26.0 °C	2,156 mm	262
1968	33.0 °C10 July 1968	20.2 °C11 September 1968	25.6 °C	2,486 mm	210
1967	35.1 °C19 September 1967	20.0 °C12 January 1967	25.7 °C	2,063 mm	216
1966	33.5 °C19 August 1966	21.0 °C16 September 1966	25.6 °C	2,472 mm	184
1965	34.6 °C2 October 1965	20.7 °C14 January 1965	25.9 °C	1,941 mm	261
1964	33.8 °C5 March 1964	20.9 °C1 February 1964	25.8 °C	2,417 mm	243
1963	34.5 °C16 September 1963	21.0 °C20 July 1963	26.1 °C	1,635 mm	258
1962	34.3 °C7 September 1962	21.7 °C12 February 1962	25.9 °C	2,087 mm	252
1961	36.1 °C9 October 1961	21.0 °C11 August 1961	26.2 °C	1,623 mm	273
1960	34.9 °C17 August 1960	20.8 °C19 January 1960	26.1 °C	2,222 mm	282
1959	35.6 °C24 September 1959	20.4 °C3 August 1959	25.9 °C	2,258 mm	254
1958	33.7 °C24 March 1958	20.9 °C26 February 1958	26.2 °C	2,539 mm	287
1957	33.9 °C18 October 1957	21.2 °C18 January 1957	25.7 °C	2,300 mm	210
1956	32.7 °C5 July 1956	20.9 °C11 March 1956	25.4 °C	2,446 mm	169
1955	32.9 °C2 October 1955	21.3 °C12 January 1955	25.4 °C	2,770 mm	187
1954	32.2 °C5 March 1954	21.2 °C21 November 1954	25.3 °C	2,652 mm	151
1953	33.6 °C24 September 1953	20.3 °C15 September 1953	25.8 °C	1,887 mm	186
1952	33.6 °C12 September 1952	21.2 °C8 July 1952	25.8 °C	2,074 mm	217
1951	34.3 °C19 September 1951	20.7 °C18 January 1951	25.9 °C	1,368 mm	241
1950	35.2 °C2 January 1950	21.0 °C2 August 1950	25.7 °C	2,133 mm	212
1949	36.9 °C21 March 1949	20.8 °C27 January 1949	27.2 °C	425 mm	348
1948	33.6 °C15 October 1948	20.9 °C21 July 1948	25.8 °C	1,209 mm	228
1947	32.2 °C15 March 1947	20.9 °C19 June 1947	25.3 °C	2,678 mm	109
1946	33.8 °C13 August 1946	20.6 °C29 May 1946	25.7 °C	1,963 mm	183
1945	31.9 °C29 September 1945	19.9 °C10 August 1945	25.3 °C	2,150 mm	123
1944	33.8 °C22 August 1944	19.0 °C10 June 1944	25.4 °C	2,026 mm	143
1943	33.2 °C21 June 1943	19.7 °C24 January 1943	25.4 °C	1,695 mm	168
1942	32.4 °C1 September 1942	21.3 °C27 November 1942	25.2 °C	2,246 mm	116
1941	36.0 °C2 October 1941	21.0 °C19 October 1941	26.0 °C	1,946 mm	219
1940	34.9 °C12 September 1940	20.7 °C10 February 1940	25.9 °C	1,620 mm	223

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.2 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

279 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2859 mm

+559 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	-0.7 °C	423 mm	+212 mm
Feb	30.4 °C	+0.1 °C	248 mm	+63 mm
Mar	30.3 °C	-0.5 °C	378 mm	+125 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+0.3 °C	403 mm	+152 mm
May	32.3 °C	+1.3 °C	155 mm	-27 mm
Jun	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	97 mm	-13 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	+1.2 °C	124 mm	+22 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	0.0 °C	257 mm	+145 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	-0.2 °C	171 mm	+26 mm
Oct	32.1 °C	+0.8 °C	166 mm	-50 mm
Nov	31.8 °C	+1.3 °C	190 mm	-78 mm
Dec	30.6 °C	+0.8 °C	249 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest day

21.8 °C

13 Aug 2025

Wettest day

82.5 mm

15 Jan 2025

Windiest day

18.3 km/h

11 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

39.6 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

16 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.1 °C

13 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Sep 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jambi City?

Jambi City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,300 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jambi City?

The hottest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2024, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jambi City?

The coldest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1944, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Jambi City?

Almost never: Jambi City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Jambi City warmed?

Yes: Jambi City warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jambi City?

The wettest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2011, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jambi City?

The windiest day measured in Jambi City between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2023, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jambi City?

The warmest month in Jambi City is May (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Jambi City?

Jambi City receives on average 2,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jambi City?

Jambi City gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Jambi City?

Yes: Jambi City has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jambi City?

In Jambi City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 28 October 2024, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 10 June 1944.

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