Palembang climate — normals and trends
Palembang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,244 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Palembang averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 281 rainy days per year.
Palembang 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 20 March 1949) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 11 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
PalembangSouth Sumatra
- coords
- -2.92°, 104.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,244mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
281 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
37.2 °C
20 March 1949
Coldest day
19.0 °C
11 June 1944
Wettest day
220 mm
8 February 2016
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
8 January 1949
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
12 January 2011
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
30 October 1958
Coldest feels-like
21.4 °C
10 June 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 331 mm | +103 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 372 mm | +143 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 296 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 311 mm | +62 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 155 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 181 mm | +94 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 195 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 176 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 180 mm | -73 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 275 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palembang?
Palembang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palembang?
The hottest day measured in Palembang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1949, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palembang?
The coldest day measured in Palembang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1944, at 19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Palembang?
Almost never: Palembang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palembang warmed?
Yes: Palembang warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palembang?
The wettest day measured in Palembang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2016, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palembang?
The windiest day measured in Palembang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1949, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palembang?
The warmest month in Palembang is October (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Palembang?
Palembang receives on average 2,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 281 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palembang?
Palembang gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palembang?
Yes: Palembang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palembang?
In Palembang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 30 October 1958, and the lowest was 21.4 °C on 10 June 1944.
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