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Bukittinggi weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Bukittinggi is remarkably steady: only 1.0°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. The heavier rain months run from September to December. Bukittinggi weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.6°Chigh above average

26° / 19°Today
25° / 18°Average
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How it's changed

+1.7°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49270days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 63 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 63 in the 1940s+1.7°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 308 mmhigh 25°low 18°February, rain 266 mmhigh 25°low 18°March, rain 342 mmhigh 25°low 18°April, rain 353 mmhigh 26°low 18°May, rain 277 mmhigh 26°low 18°June, rain 203 mmhigh 26°low 18°July, rain 224 mmhigh 25°low 17°August, rain 305 mmhigh 25°low 17°September, rain 392 mmhigh 25°low 17°October, rain 451 mmhigh 25°low 18°November, rain 445 mmhigh 24°low 18°December, rain 368 mmhigh 24°low 18°wettest month October, 451 mm · 3,935 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

21.5°

24°feels like
89%humidity
20°dew point
5 km/hfrom SW
UV index1.0
sunrise05:58sunset18:06day length12h 07m
TodayOvercast26°19°
TueShowers27°19°
WedOvercast26°20°
ThuOvercast26°21°
FriOvercast28°21°
SatOvercast28°20°
SunPartly cloudy27°20°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
26° / 19°
Average for October 26
25° / 18°

High above average · +1.6°C

  • Highest since 1940: 28.1° · 2008
  • Lowest since 1940: 16.0° · 1975
  • One year ago: 27° / 18°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Bukittinggi is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 0.31°S, 100.37°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
0.31°S, 100.37°E
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

29 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.4°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is May, with typical afternoon highs of 25.8°C and nights around 18.2°C. At the other extreme, November brings afternoon highs of about 24.5°C and typical overnight lows of 17.8°C.

Bukittinggi picks up roughly 3,935 mm a year, with a peak of 451 mm in October and as little as 203 mm in June.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Bukittinggi has risen by 1.7°C between its first decade and its last. Days above 25°C have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 65 a year in the first decade to about 270 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, November the coolest: a yearly swing of 1°C. Wettest month: October (~451 mm). Whole year averages ~3,935 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Bukittinggi month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January24.9°17.7°308 mm12.0 h28.5° (2024)12.8° (1975)
February25.3°17.7°266 mm12.0 h29.0° (2018)14.2° (1960)
March25.5°17.9°342 mm12.0 h29.6° (2020)13.9° (1940)
April25.6°18.2°353 mm12.0 h29.3° (2019)15.4° (1945)
May25.8°18.2°277 mm12.0 h29.4° (1998)13.7° (1979)
June25.7°17.6°203 mm12.0 h29.4° (2003)12.2° (1985)
July25.3°17.2°224 mm12.0 h29.5° (2001)13.4° (1986)
August25.0°17.3°305 mm12.0 h28.8° (1981)13.3° (1994)
September24.8°17.5°392 mm12.0 h28.6° (2024)12.1° (1967)
October24.7°17.7°451 mm12.0 h29.0° (1974)14.5° (1979)
November24.5°17.8°445 mm12.0 h28.2° (1984)13.2° (1942)
December24.5°17.8°368 mm12.0 h28.4° (2015)14.4° (1970)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.7°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.22°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.25°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 63.2 early in the record → 270.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2020, coldest in 1967: 29.6°C / 12.1°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~3,935 mm/year on average. Last decade: +8% vs that average. Long-term trend: +128 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Bukittinggi

Which is the warmest month in Bukittinggi?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Bukittinggi is May (mean daily temperature of about 21.3°C) and the coolest is November (about 20.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Bukittinggi compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Bukittinggi is forecast to reach a high of 26.2°C and a low of 18.9°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 24.6°C and a low of 17.7°C, so today's high is 1.6°C warmer than that average.
How much has Bukittinggi warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Bukittinggi is about 1.7°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Bukittinggi?
Bukittinggi receives about 3,935 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with October typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Bukittinggi?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Bukittinggi is about 20.7°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is November.
What are the average temperatures in Bukittinggi by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Bukittinggi (°C, full record since 1940): January 25°/18°, February 25°/18°, March 25°/18°, April 26°/18°, May 26°/18°, June 26°/18°, July 25°/17°, August 25°/17°, September 25°/17°, October 25°/18°, November 24°/18°, December 24°/18°.

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