Palangkaraya climate — normals and trends
Palangkaraya (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,482 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 October (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Palangkaraya averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 285 rainy days per year.
Palangkaraya has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 24 September 2014) and the coldest 18.4 °C (on 19 July 1961).
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
PalangkarayaCentral Kalimantan
- coords
- -2.21°, 113.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,482mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
285 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
23.4 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
+2.0 °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
38.3 °C
24 September 2014
Coldest day
18.4 °C
19 July 1961
Wettest day
169 mm
9 March 1988
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
4 December 1949
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
10 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
28 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.9 °C
19 July 1961
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 January 1947
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 | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 403 mm | +150 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 231 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 476 mm | +188 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 350 mm | +93 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 273 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 165 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 57 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 188 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 278 mm | +144 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 172 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 189 mm | -86 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 282 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palangkaraya?
Palangkaraya has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,482 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palangkaraya?
The hottest day measured in Palangkaraya between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2014, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palangkaraya?
The coldest day measured in Palangkaraya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1961, at 18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Palangkaraya?
Almost never: Palangkaraya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palangkaraya warmed?
Yes: Palangkaraya warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palangkaraya?
The wettest day measured in Palangkaraya between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1988, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palangkaraya?
The windiest day measured in Palangkaraya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1949, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palangkaraya?
The warmest month in Palangkaraya is October (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Palangkaraya?
Palangkaraya receives on average 2,482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 285 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palangkaraya?
Palangkaraya gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palangkaraya?
Yes: Palangkaraya has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palangkaraya?
In Palangkaraya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 28 February 2024, and the lowest was 19.9 °C on 19 July 1961.
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