Solok climate — normals and trends
Solok (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,819 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Solok averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 279 rainy days per year.
Solok has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 21 October 1974) and the coldest 14.5 °C (on 26 June 1985).
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
SolokWest Sumatra
- coords
- -0.80°, 100.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,819mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
279 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.3 °C
21 October 1974
Coldest day
14.5 °C
26 June 1985
Wettest day
301 mm
17 January 1964
Windiest day
19.0 km/h
2 August 1978
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
24 November 2000
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
13 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
31 January 1980
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 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 | 26.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 288 mm | +114 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 109 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 186 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 236 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 116 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 126 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 113 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 352 mm | +131 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 251 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Solok?
Solok has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Solok?
The hottest day measured in Solok between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1974, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Solok?
The coldest day measured in Solok between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1985, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Solok?
Almost never: Solok sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Solok warmed?
Yes: Solok warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Solok?
The wettest day measured in Solok between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1964, with 301 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Solok?
The windiest day measured in Solok between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1978, with winds reaching 19.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Solok?
The warmest month in Solok is May (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Solok?
Solok receives on average 1,819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 279 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Solok?
Solok gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Solok?
Yes: Solok has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Solok?
In Solok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 13 April 2020, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 31 January 1980.
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