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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Bima Indonesia

In Bima, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 72°F to 93°F and is rarely below 69°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Bima for hot-weather activities is from mid May to mid October.

Climate in Bima

hotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow51%51%10%10%overcastclearprecipitation: 7.4 inprecipitation: 7.4 in0.1 in0.1 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%92%92%beach/pool score: 7.2beach/pool score: 7.24.54.5
Bima weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Bima

Average High and Low Temperature in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FAug 588°FAug 588°FOct 2593°FOct 2593°F72°F72°F77°F77°FDec 3188°FDec 3188°FMar 2088°FMar 2088°F75°F75°F77°F77°F76°F76°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 88°F87°F88°F89°F89°F88°F88°F89°F91°F93°F92°F89°F
Temp. 81°F81°F81°F81°F81°F80°F79°F79°F81°F83°F83°F82°F
Low 77°F76°F76°F75°F74°F73°F72°F72°F74°F76°F77°F77°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 Bima

Average Hourly Temperature in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmhot
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.

Granada, Nicaragua (10,754 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Bima (view comparison).

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

The clearer part of the year in Bima begins around April 27 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around October 27.

The clearest month of the year in Bima is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 27 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around April 27.

The cloudiest month of the year in Bima is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 89% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Bima

Cloud Cover Categories in BimaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1451%Aug 1451%Jan 2210%Jan 2210%Apr 2731%Apr 2731%Oct 2731%Oct 2731%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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%87%79%73%63%57%53%50%55%65%80%87%
Clearer 11%13%21%27%37%43%47%50%45%35%20%13%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.0 months, from November 12 to April 11, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Bima is January, with an average of 16.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.0 months, from April 11 to November 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Bima is August, with an average of 0.6 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 Bima is January, with an average of 16.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on February 6.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Bima

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BimawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 656%Feb 656%Aug 181%Aug 181%Nov 1229%Nov 1229%Apr 1129%Apr 1129%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 16.8d15.5d11.9d7.8d3.7d1.9d1.2d0.6d1.3d3.6d9.4d15.3d

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. Bima experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from September 18 to July 7, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Bima is January, with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from July 7 to September 18. The month with the least rain in Bima is August, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Bima

Average Monthly Rainfall in BimarainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inJan 247.4 inJan 247.4 inAug 110.1 inAug 110.1 inSep 180.5 inSep 180.5 inJul 70.5 inJul 70.5 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 7.3″7.1″4.8″2.7″1.1″0.6″0.4″0.1″0.5″1.1″3.6″6.7″

The length of the day in Bima does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 37 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Bima

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 12.6h12.4h12.1h11.9h11.7h11.6h11.7h11.8h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:34 AM on November 15, and the latest sunrise is 46 minutes later at 6:20 AM on July 14. The earliest sunset is at 5:52 PM on May 27, and the latest sunset is 40 minutes later at 6:32 PM on January 29.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Bima

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 155:34 AMNov 155:34 AM6:32 PMJan 296:32 PMJan 29May 275:52 PMMay 275:52 PM6:20 AMJul 146:20 AMJul 14daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Bima

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070805890NowNow
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 Bima

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 Bima, 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, staying within 4% of 96% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Bima

Humidity Comfort Levels in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1192%Aug 1192%100%Feb 10100%Feb 10NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
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 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d30.8d29.3d29.2d28.6d28.6d30.4d29.9d31.0d

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 Bima experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 12 to October 16, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Bima is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 16 to May 12. The calmest month of the year in Bima is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Bima

Average Wind Speed in BimawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJul 2810.1 mphJul 2810.1 mphMar 315.5 mphMar 315.5 mphMay 127.8 mphMay 127.8 mphOct 167.8 mphOct 167.8 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) 7.37.46.06.37.99.310.09.88.97.86.06.0

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

The wind is most often from the east for 5.7 months, from March 20 to September 10, with a peak percentage of 60% on May 28. The wind is most often from the south for 3.0 months, from September 10 to December 9, with a peak percentage of 55% on October 3. The wind is most often from the west for 3.4 months, from December 9 to March 20, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Bima

Wind Direction in BimaWESWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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).

Bima 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 2.0 months, from October 30 to December 29, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Bima with the warmest water is November, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.1 months, from July 12 to September 16, with an average temperature below 82°F. The month of the year in Bima with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

Average Water Temperature in Bima

Average Water Temperature in BimawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°FNov 3085°FNov 3085°F81°FAug 1381°FAug 13Jul 1282°FJul 1282°FSep 1682°FSep 1682°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 84°F83°F84°F84°F84°F83°F81°F81°F82°F83°F85°F84°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bima 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 Bima for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Tourism Score in Bima

Tourism Score in Bimabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.83.53.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Bima for hot-weather activities is from mid May to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Bima

Beach/Pool Score in Bimabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.24.54.5NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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 Bima 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 Bima

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhot
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 Bima

Growing Degree Days in BimaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJul 490°FJul 490°FSep 21,800°FSep 21,800°FJun 3011,095°FJun 3011,095°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 2.4 months, from August 19 to November 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Bima is September, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from December 4 to March 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Bima is January, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Bima

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BimabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSep 277.1 kWhSep 277.1 kWhFeb 34.3 kWhFeb 34.3 kWhAug 196.6 kWhAug 196.6 kWhDec 44.8 kWhDec 44.8 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) 4.44.44.95.35.45.45.76.57.07.05.84.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bima are -8.460 deg latitude, 118.727 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bima contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,132 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 106 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,540 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,241 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bima is covered by water (45%), cropland (30%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (37%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by water (72%) and trees (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bima, 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 is only a single weather station, Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Bima.

At a distance of 10 kilometers from Bima, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

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

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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