Padang climate — normals and trends
Padang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,415 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Padang averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 289 rainy days per year.
Padang has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 19 May 2020) and the coldest 22.4 °C (on 2 January 1972).
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
PadangWest Sumatra
- coords
- -0.95°, 100.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
25.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,415mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
289 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
29.4 °C
Average peak gust
21.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
31.8 °C
19 May 2020
Coldest day
22.4 °C
2 January 1972
Wettest day
311 mm
9 May 1995
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
15 May 1955
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
22 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
25.2 °C
4 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 January 1950
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 | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 336 mm | +81 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | -115 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 356 mm | +82 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 321 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 178 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 227 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 138 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 350 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 226 mm | -105 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 232 mm | -158 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 854 mm | +437 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 286 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Padang?
Padang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,415 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Padang?
The hottest day measured in Padang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2020, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Padang?
The coldest day measured in Padang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1972, at 22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Padang?
Almost never: Padang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Padang warmed?
Yes: Padang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Padang?
The wettest day measured in Padang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1995, with 311 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Padang?
The windiest day measured in Padang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1955, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Padang?
The warmest month in Padang is May (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Padang?
Padang receives on average 3,415 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 289 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Padang?
Padang gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Padang?
Yes: Padang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Padang?
In Padang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 22 April 1998, and the lowest was 25.2 °C on 4 February 1950.
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