Pangkalpinang climate — normals and trends
Pangkalpinang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,746 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Pangkalpinang averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 295 rainy days per year.
Pangkalpinang has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 12 April 1949) and the coldest 19.7 °C (on 21 September 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
PangkalpinangBangka–Belitung Islands
- coords
- -2.13°, 106.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,746mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
295 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
36.5 °C
12 April 1949
Coldest day
19.7 °C
21 September 1944
Wettest day
152 mm
8 January 1986
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
15 February 1949
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
10 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
28 April 1956
Coldest feels-like
22.1 °C
24 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 388 mm | +120 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 196 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 469 mm | +170 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 375 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 179 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 225 mm | +102 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 214 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 195 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 254 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 348 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pangkalpinang?
Pangkalpinang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pangkalpinang?
The hottest day measured in Pangkalpinang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1949, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pangkalpinang?
The coldest day measured in Pangkalpinang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1944, at 19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pangkalpinang?
Almost never: Pangkalpinang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pangkalpinang warmed?
Yes: Pangkalpinang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pangkalpinang?
The wettest day measured in Pangkalpinang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1986, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pangkalpinang?
The windiest day measured in Pangkalpinang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1949, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pangkalpinang?
The warmest month in Pangkalpinang is May (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pangkalpinang?
Pangkalpinang receives on average 2,746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 295 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pangkalpinang?
Pangkalpinang gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pangkalpinang?
Yes: Pangkalpinang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pangkalpinang?
In Pangkalpinang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 28 April 1956, and the lowest was 22.1 °C on 24 January 1943.
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