Lhokseumawe climate — normals and trends
Lhokseumawe (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,352 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 June (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lhokseumawe averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 222 rainy days per year.
Lhokseumawe has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 18 May 1998) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 9 January 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
LhokseumaweSpecial Region of Aceh
- coords
- 5.18°, 97.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
26.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,352mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
222 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
30.4 °C
Average peak gust
23.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
31.6 °C
18 May 1998
Coldest day
22.5 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
191 mm
9 December 1977
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
4 November 1952
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
4 November 1952
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
24.4 °C
4 November 1952
Sunniest day
12.3 h
21 June 2023
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 | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 261 mm | +150 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 168 mm | +81 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 104 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 931 mm | +700 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | -116 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lhokseumawe?
Lhokseumawe has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lhokseumawe?
The hottest day measured in Lhokseumawe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1998, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lhokseumawe?
The coldest day measured in Lhokseumawe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lhokseumawe?
Almost never: Lhokseumawe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lhokseumawe warmed?
Yes: Lhokseumawe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lhokseumawe?
The wettest day measured in Lhokseumawe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1977, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lhokseumawe?
The windiest day measured in Lhokseumawe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1952, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lhokseumawe?
The warmest month in Lhokseumawe is June (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lhokseumawe?
Lhokseumawe receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 222 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lhokseumawe?
Lhokseumawe gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lhokseumawe?
Yes: Lhokseumawe has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lhokseumawe?
In Lhokseumawe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was 24.4 °C on 4 November 1952.
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