Sukabumi climate — normals and trends
Sukabumi (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 2,780 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sukabumi averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.
Sukabumi 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 32.7 °C (on 28 October 1963) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 20 June 1941).
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
SukabumiWest Java
- coords
- -6.92°, 106.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,780mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
287 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
32.7 °C
28 October 1963
Coldest day
13.5 °C
20 June 1941
Wettest day
165 mm
18 April 2013
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
29 December 1949
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
30 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.0 °C
20 June 1941
Sunniest day
12.3 h
23 November 1966
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 | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 379 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 302 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 281 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 330 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 376 mm | +181 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 259 mm | +145 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 240 mm | +146 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 266 mm | +138 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 313 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 406 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 261 mm | -88 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sukabumi?
Sukabumi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 2,780 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sukabumi?
The hottest day measured in Sukabumi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1963, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sukabumi?
The coldest day measured in Sukabumi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1941, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sukabumi?
Almost never: Sukabumi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sukabumi warmed?
Yes: Sukabumi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sukabumi?
The wettest day measured in Sukabumi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2013, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sukabumi?
The windiest day measured in Sukabumi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1949, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sukabumi?
The warmest month in Sukabumi is May (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sukabumi?
Sukabumi receives on average 2,780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sukabumi?
Sukabumi gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sukabumi?
Yes: Sukabumi has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sukabumi?
In Sukabumi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 20 June 1941.
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