Tanjung Pinang climate — normals and trends
Tanjung Pinang (Indonesia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,195 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tanjung Pinang averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 284 rainy days per year.
Tanjung Pinang has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 13 May 2023) and the coldest 23.3 °C (on 10 January 1965).
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
Tanjung PinangRiau Islands
- coords
- 0.92°, 104.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
26.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,195mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
284 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
31.8 °C
13 May 2023
Coldest day
23.3 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
173 mm
11 January 2025
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
16 January 1951
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
30 December 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
18 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
23.5 °C
1 January 1974
Sunniest day
12.0 h
10 April 1940
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 | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 814 mm | +610 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 340 mm | +192 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 271 mm | +99 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 176 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 166 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 175 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 172 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 289 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 383 mm | +90 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 Tanjung Pinang?
Tanjung Pinang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,195 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tanjung Pinang?
The hottest day measured in Tanjung Pinang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 2023, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tanjung Pinang?
The coldest day measured in Tanjung Pinang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tanjung Pinang?
Almost never: Tanjung Pinang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tanjung Pinang warmed?
Yes: Tanjung Pinang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tanjung Pinang?
The wettest day measured in Tanjung Pinang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2025, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tanjung Pinang?
The windiest day measured in Tanjung Pinang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1951, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tanjung Pinang?
The warmest month in Tanjung Pinang is May (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tanjung Pinang?
Tanjung Pinang receives on average 2,195 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 284 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tanjung Pinang?
Tanjung Pinang gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tanjung Pinang?
Yes: Tanjung Pinang has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tanjung Pinang?
In Tanjung Pinang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 18 April 2016, and the lowest was 23.5 °C on 1 January 1974.
Compare Tanjung Pinang with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Tanjung Pinang