Sabang climate — normals and trends
Sabang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,024 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 June (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sabang averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 247 rainy days per year.
Sabang has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 27 May 2024) and the coldest 23.5 °C (on 2 January 1953).
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
SabangSpecial Region of Aceh
- coords
- 5.89°, 95.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
26.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,024mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
25.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
247 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
31.0 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest day
23.5 °C
2 January 1953
Wettest day
385 mm
8 May 2020
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
19 December 1964
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
21 June 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
22.9 °C
19 December 1964
Sunniest day
12.3 h
29 May 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 308 mm | +160 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 104 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 166 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 194 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 109 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 194 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 282 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 456 mm | +147 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | -112 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabang?
Sabang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sabang?
The hottest day measured in Sabang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabang?
The coldest day measured in Sabang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1953, at 23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sabang?
Almost never: Sabang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sabang warmed?
Yes: Sabang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabang?
The wettest day measured in Sabang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2020, with 385 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabang?
The windiest day measured in Sabang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1964, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabang?
The warmest month in Sabang is June (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabang?
Sabang receives on average 2,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 247 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabang?
Sabang gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sabang?
Yes: Sabang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabang?
In Sabang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 19 May 2016, and the lowest was 22.9 °C on 19 December 1964.
Compare Sabang with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Sabang