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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Parapat Indonesia

The climate in Parapat is warm, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 80°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 83°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Parapat for warm-weather activities are from late May to mid August and from late December to late March.

Climate in Parapat

warmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow13%13%3%3%overcastprecipitation: 13.5 inprecipitation: 13.5 in6.1 in6.1 inmuggy: 96%muggy: 96%79%79%tourism score: 5.0tourism score: 5.03.73.7
Parapat weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Parapat varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Parapat

Average High and Low Temperature in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1878°FJul 1878°FApr 580°FApr 580°F61°F61°F63°F63°FFeb 1979°FFeb 1979°FJun 1679°FJun 1679°FOct 1977°FOct 1977°FJan 577°FJan 577°F62°F62°F62°F62°F62°F62°F62°F62°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 78°F79°F79°F80°F79°F79°F78°F78°F77°F77°F77°F77°F
Temp. 69°F69°F70°F70°F70°F69°F69°F69°F68°F69°F69°F68°F
Low 62°F62°F63°F63°F63°F62°F61°F62°F62°F62°F62°F62°F

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

Average Hourly Temperature in Parapat

Average Hourly Temperature in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Medellín, Colombia (11,726 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Parapat (view comparison).

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The clearest month of the year in Parapat is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 12% of the time.

The cloudiest month of the year in Parapat is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 96% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Parapat

Cloud Cover Categories in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1113%Feb 1113%Oct 173%Oct 173%NowNowmostly cloudyovercastpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 89%88%91%94%96%93%93%95%96%96%96%93%
Clearer 11%12%9%6%4%7%7%5%4%4%4%7%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Parapat varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.7 months, from March 31 to December 22, with a greater than 51% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Parapat is November, with an average of 19.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.3 months, from December 22 to March 31. The month with the fewest wet days in Parapat is February, with an average of 10.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Parapat is November, with an average of 19.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 68% on November 8.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Parapat

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ParapatwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 868%Nov 868%Feb 235%Feb 235%Mar 3151%Mar 3151%Dec 2251%Dec 2251%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 12.4d10.8d14.9d15.1d14.8d12.1d13.7d15.4d17.0d19.3d19.6d17.0d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Parapat experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Parapat. The month with the most rain in Parapat is November, with an average rainfall of 13.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Parapat is February, with an average rainfall of 6.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Parapat

Average Monthly Rainfall in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inNov 213.5 inNov 213.5 inJan 276.1 inJan 276.1 inApr 298.7 inApr 298.7 inJun 176.4 inJun 176.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 6.6″6.4″8.1″8.4″8.2″6.4″7.7″9.6″11.3″12.9″13.3″10.5″

The length of the day in Parapat does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 16 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 58 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Parapat

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 17 minJun 2112 hr, 17 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 58 minDec 2111 hr, 58 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.0h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.2h12.3h12.3h12.2h12.1h12.1h12.0h12.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:07 AM on October 30, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:37 AM on February 8. The earliest sunset is at 6:08 PM on November 6, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:39 PM on February 16.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Parapat during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Parapat

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 306:07 AMOct 306:07 AM6:39 PMFeb 166:39 PMFeb 16Nov 66:08 PMNov 66:08 PM6:37 AMFeb 86:37 AMFeb 8daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Parapat

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070806490NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Parapat

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Parapat experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from September 1 to June 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 83% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Parapat is May, with 29.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Parapat is February, with 24.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Parapat

Humidity Comfort Levels in ParapatmuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1979%Jul 1979%96%Apr 2296%Apr 22Sep 183%Sep 183%Jun 1883%Jun 1883%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 25.6d24.1d27.7d28.6d29.3d25.4d24.5d25.0d25.6d27.4d26.8d27.0d

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 Parapat does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 2.0 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Parapat

Average Wind Speed in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mph2.5 mph2.5 mph3.0 mph3.0 mph3.5 mph3.5 mphJun 292.2 mphJun 292.2 mphMay 111.8 mphMay 111.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 2.12.02.01.91.92.12.22.12.02.12.12.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Parapat varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 8.8 months, from March 16 to December 10, with a peak percentage of 70% on June 29. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from December 10 to March 16, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Parapat

Wind Direction in ParapatNWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnortheastsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Parapat 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 water temperature does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 1°F of 85°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in Parapat

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F86°F86°F85°F85°F85°F84°F84°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Parapat throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Parapat for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to mid August and from late December to late March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score in Parapat

Tourism Score in Parapatbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.05.03.73.75.05.04.34.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Parapat for hot-weather activities is from late January to late June, with a peak score in the first week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Parapat

Beach/Pool Score in Parapatbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.72.71.71.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Parapat 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Parapat

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Parapat

Growing Degree Days in ParapatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJan 690°FJan 690°FApr 31,800°FApr 31,800°FDec 316,977°FDec 316,977°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from January 27 to March 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Parapat is February, with an average of 4.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from October 16 to December 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Parapat is November, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Parapat

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ParapatbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFeb 194.9 kWhFeb 194.9 kWhNov 283.8 kWhNov 283.8 kWhOct 164.0 kWhOct 164.0 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.54.84.74.54.24.34.34.34.14.03.94.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Parapat are 2.663 deg latitude, 98.935 deg longitude, and 3,084 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Parapat contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,516 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,352 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,278 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,966 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Parapat is covered by water (45%), trees (31%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (48%) and water (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Parapat, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Parapat.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Parapat according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Parapat is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Parapat and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Parapat and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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