Tegal climate — normals and trends
Tegal (Indonesia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,128 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tegal averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 242 rainy days per year.
Tegal has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 15 November 2018) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 1 August 1967).
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
TegalCentral Java
- coords
- -6.87°, 109.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
25.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,128mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
242 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
29.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
32.4 °C
15 November 2018
Coldest day
22.5 °C
1 August 1967
Wettest day
228 mm
6 April 2020
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
11 February 2001
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
11 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
16 November 2018
Coldest feels-like
23.0 °C
9 August 1961
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 December 1948
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 | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 475 mm | +109 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 263 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 295 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 223 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 330 mm | +197 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 116 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 126 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 134 mm | +90 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 259 mm | +162 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 228 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 286 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tegal?
Tegal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 2,128 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tegal?
The hottest day measured in Tegal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 2018, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tegal?
The coldest day measured in Tegal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1967, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tegal?
Almost never: Tegal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tegal warmed?
Yes: Tegal warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tegal?
The wettest day measured in Tegal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2020, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tegal?
The windiest day measured in Tegal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2001, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tegal?
The warmest month in Tegal is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tegal?
Tegal receives on average 2,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tegal?
Tegal gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tegal?
Yes: Tegal has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tegal?
In Tegal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 16 November 2018, and the lowest was 23.0 °C on 9 August 1961.
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