Payakumbuh climate — normals and trends
Payakumbuh (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,521 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Payakumbuh averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 307 rainy days per year.
Payakumbuh has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 7 March 2000) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 17 June 1963).
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
PayakumbuhWest Sumatra
- coords
- -0.22°, 100.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,521mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
307 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
33.1 °C
7 March 2000
Coldest day
13.7 °C
17 June 1963
Wettest day
145 mm
12 December 1954
Windiest day
16.5 km/h
2 August 1978
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
30 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 April 2025
Coldest feels-like
14.0 °C
17 June 1963
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 February 1949
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 | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 329 mm | +96 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 197 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 241 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 328 mm | +86 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | -64 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 50 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 90 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 193 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 218 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 157 mm | -83 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 345 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 466 mm | +187 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Payakumbuh?
Payakumbuh has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,521 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Payakumbuh?
The hottest day measured in Payakumbuh between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2000, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Payakumbuh?
The coldest day measured in Payakumbuh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1963, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Payakumbuh?
Almost never: Payakumbuh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Payakumbuh warmed?
Yes: Payakumbuh warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Payakumbuh?
The wettest day measured in Payakumbuh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1954, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Payakumbuh?
The windiest day measured in Payakumbuh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1978, with winds reaching 16.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Payakumbuh?
The warmest month in Payakumbuh is May (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Payakumbuh?
Payakumbuh receives on average 2,521 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 307 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Payakumbuh?
Payakumbuh gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Payakumbuh?
Yes: Payakumbuh has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Payakumbuh?
In Payakumbuh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 April 2025, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 17 June 1963.
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