Kuala Tungkal climate — normals and trends
Kuala Tungkal (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,995 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kuala Tungkal averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 284 rainy days per year.
Kuala Tungkal has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 16 May 1979) and the coldest 22.6 °C (on 11 January 2018).
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
Kuala TungkalJambi
- coords
- -0.82°, 103.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,995mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
284 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
29.2 °C
Average peak gust
23.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
31.9 °C
16 May 1979
Coldest day
22.6 °C
11 January 2018
Wettest day
177 mm
7 January 1986
Windiest day
29.1 km/h
3 January 1950
Strongest gust
45.4 km/h
4 November 1954
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
29 October 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.7 °C
11 January 2018
Sunniest day
12.0 h
12 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 499 mm | +279 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 210 mm | +39 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 419 mm | +214 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 264 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 98 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 47 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 198 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 112 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 193 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 303 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuala Tungkal?
Kuala Tungkal has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuala Tungkal?
The hottest day measured in Kuala Tungkal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1979, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuala Tungkal?
The coldest day measured in Kuala Tungkal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2018, at 22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kuala Tungkal?
Almost never: Kuala Tungkal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kuala Tungkal warmed?
Yes: Kuala Tungkal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuala Tungkal?
The wettest day measured in Kuala Tungkal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuala Tungkal?
The windiest day measured in Kuala Tungkal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1950, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuala Tungkal?
The warmest month in Kuala Tungkal is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuala Tungkal?
Kuala Tungkal receives on average 1,995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 284 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuala Tungkal?
Kuala Tungkal gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kuala Tungkal?
Yes: Kuala Tungkal has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuala Tungkal?
In Kuala Tungkal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 29 October 2024, and the lowest was 22.7 °C on 11 January 2018.
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