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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tanjung Indonesia

The climate in Tanjung is warm, oppressive, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 78°F to 85°F and is rarely below 77°F or above 86°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Tanjung for hot-weather activities is from late January to late April.

Climate in Tanjung

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Tanjung weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Tanjung

Average High and Low Temperature in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2380°FJan 2380°FMay 1685°FMay 1685°F78°F78°F83°F83°FApr 1284°FApr 1284°FJul 1084°FJul 1084°FDec 1681°FDec 1681°F82°F82°F82°F82°F79°F79°F79°F79°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 80°F80°F82°F84°F85°F84°F84°F83°F83°F83°F82°F81°F
Temp. 79°F80°F81°F83°F84°F84°F83°F83°F82°F82°F81°F80°F
Low 78°F79°F80°F82°F83°F83°F82°F82°F82°F81°F81°F79°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 Tanjung

Average Hourly Temperature in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowwarm
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.

San Andrés, Colombia (11,111 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Tanjung (view comparison).

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In Tanjung, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Tanjung begins around January 20 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around May 19.

The clearest month of the year in Tanjung is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 22% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 19 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around January 20.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tanjung is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 90% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Tanjung

Cloud Cover Categories in TanjungclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2923%Feb 2923%Nov 139%Nov 139%Jan 2016%Jan 2016%May 1917%May 1917%NowNowpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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 84%79%78%79%83%84%83%85%87%89%90%89%
Clearer 16%21%22%21%17%16%17%15%13%11%10%11%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from May 21 to January 17, with a greater than 52% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tanjung is November, with an average of 22.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.1 months, from January 17 to May 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Tanjung is March, with an average of 9.0 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 Tanjung is November, with an average of 22.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 77% on November 5.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Tanjung

Daily Chance of Precipitation in TanjungwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 577%Nov 577%Mar 1727%Mar 1727%May 2152%May 2152%Jan 1752%Jan 1752%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 16.7d10.5d9.0d10.2d15.3d16.7d16.3d16.4d19.1d21.7d22.7d22.2d

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. Tanjung experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Tanjung. The month with the most rain in Tanjung is December, with an average rainfall of 8.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Tanjung is March, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Tanjung

Average Monthly Rainfall in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inDec 98.9 inDec 98.9 inMar 311.9 inMar 311.9 inJun 174.5 inJun 174.5 inAug 113.9 inAug 113.9 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 5.9″3.1″2.0″2.2″3.4″4.5″4.4″4.0″5.0″6.6″8.2″8.9″

The length of the day in Tanjung does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 21 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Tanjung

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 21 minJun 2112 hr, 21 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 54 minDec 2111 hr, 54 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 11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.3h12.4h12.3h12.2h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:30 AM on October 26, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:01 AM on February 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:29 PM on November 9, and the latest sunset is 34 minutes later at 6:02 PM on July 18.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Tanjung

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 265:30 AMOct 265:30 AM6:02 PMJul 186:02 PMJul 18Nov 95:29 PMNov 95:29 PM6:01 AMFeb 56:01 AMFeb 5daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Tanjung

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708063NowNow
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 Tanjung

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.

The perceived humidity level in Tanjung, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 100% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Tanjung

Humidity Comfort Levels in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 2100%Jul 2100%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
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 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d

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 Tanjung experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 30 to March 9, with average wind speeds of more than 10.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tanjung is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 15.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from March 9 to November 30. The calmest month of the year in Tanjung is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Tanjung

Average Wind Speed in TanjungwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphJan 2015.3 mphJan 2015.3 mphApr 305.8 mphApr 305.8 mphNov 3010.6 mphNov 3010.6 mphMar 910.6 mphMar 910.6 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) 15.113.29.66.56.18.39.59.98.47.58.713.2

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

The wind is most often from the east for 1.8 months, from March 11 to May 5, with a peak percentage of 58% on April 3. The wind is most often from the south for 4.6 months, from May 5 to September 22, with a peak percentage of 71% on August 6. The wind is most often from the north for 4.5 months, from October 27 to March 11, with a peak percentage of 78% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Tanjung

Wind Direction in TanjungNESWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
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).

Tanjung 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from April 21 to July 31, with an average temperature above 85°F. The month of the year in Tanjung with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 86°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.3 months, from December 20 to February 29, with an average temperature below 81°F. The month of the year in Tanjung with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 80°F.

Average Water Temperature in Tanjung

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 80°F80°F82°F84°F86°F86°F85°F85°F84°F84°F84°F81°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tanjung 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 time of year to visit Tanjung for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score in Tanjung

Tourism Score in Tanjungbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.74.71.81.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Tanjung for hot-weather activities is from late January to late April, with a peak score in the last week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Tanjung

Beach/Pool Score in Tanjungbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.04.24.24.54.5NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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 Tanjung 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 Tanjung

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowwarmhot
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 Tanjung

Growing Degree Days in TanjungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3111,578°FDec 3111,578°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 2.1 months, from February 10 to April 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tanjung is March, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from October 6 to January 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tanjung is November, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Tanjung

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in TanjungbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 105.5 kWhMar 105.5 kWhNov 203.6 kWhNov 203.6 kWhOct 64.0 kWhOct 64.0 kWhJan 34.0 kWhJan 34.0 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) 4.55.25.55.14.43.93.94.04.03.93.73.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tanjung are 4.015 deg latitude, 108.343 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tanjung contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 725 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 34 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,268 feet). Within 50 miles also contains large variations in elevation (3,268 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tanjung is covered by water (57%), trees (19%), and cropland (18%), within 10 miles by water (60%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (94%).

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

Tanjung is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Tanjung, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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