Summer Weather in Bukittinggi Indonesia

Daily high temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 81°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 77°F on December 12.

Daily low temperatures are around 64°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 66°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 63°F on January 26.

For reference, on May 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bukittinggi typically range from 64°F to 79°F, while on July 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 63°F to 78°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Medellín, Colombia (11,953 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Bukittinggi (view comparison).

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The summer in Bukittinggi experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 93% to 89%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88% on January 7.

The clearest day of the summer is January 7, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 12% of the time.

For reference, on November 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94%, while on June 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 14%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bukittinggi, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 61% and ending it at 44%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 65% on November 11, and its lowest chance is 30% on June 23.

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Bukittinggi is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 14.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 21.0 inches or falls below 7.9 inches, and ending the season at 9.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 15.5 inches or falls below 4.4 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 8.3 inches on February 8.

Over the course of the summer in Bukittinggi, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the summer is February 28, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 20, with 12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Bukittinggi is 6:03 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 26 minutes later at 6:28 AM on February 12.

The earliest sunset is 6:11 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 6:36 PM on February 10.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Bukittinggi during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets 12 hours, 9 minutes later, at 6:20 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:17 AM and sets 12 hours, 6 minutes later, at 6:23 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bukittinggi is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 1% of 98% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 97% on February 6.

For reference, on April 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 6, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 97% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bukittinggi is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 3.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on November 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.3 miles per hour, while on January 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.8 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the summer is 2.8 miles per hour on January 6.

The hourly average wind direction in Bukittinggi throughout the summer is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 70% on December 1.

Bukittinggi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Bukittinggi is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 1°F of 85°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bukittinggi are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Bukittinggi are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 1,737°F, from 2,957°F to 4,694°F, over the course of the season.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bukittinggi is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.3 kWh of 4.5 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 4.7 kWh on February 21.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bukittinggi are -0.309 deg latitude, 100.371 deg longitude, and 3,041 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bukittinggi contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 594 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,014 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,927 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,564 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bukittinggi is covered by cropland (50%), trees (24%), shrubs (16%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (54%) and water (20%).