Waingapu climate — normals and trends
Waingapu (Indonesia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,570 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 November (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Waingapu averages 0 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Waingapu has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 14 November 1977) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 29 July 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
WaingapuEast Nusa Tenggara
- coords
- -9.66°, 120.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,570mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
35.0 °C
14 November 1977
Coldest day
15.3 °C
29 July 1967
Wettest day
236 mm
13 April 1947
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
12 April 1947
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
14 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
8 December 2018
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
29 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.3 h
24 November 2019
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 | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 606 mm | +316 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 294 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 266 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 122 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | +79 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 343 mm | +204 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 434 mm | +176 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Waingapu?
Waingapu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waingapu?
The hottest day measured in Waingapu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1977, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Waingapu?
The coldest day measured in Waingapu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1967, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Waingapu?
Almost never: Waingapu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Waingapu warmed?
Yes: Waingapu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Waingapu?
The wettest day measured in Waingapu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1947, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Waingapu?
The windiest day measured in Waingapu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1947, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Waingapu?
The warmest month in Waingapu is November (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Waingapu?
Waingapu receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Waingapu?
Waingapu gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Waingapu?
Yes: Waingapu has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waingapu?
In Waingapu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 8 December 2018, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 29 July 1967.
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