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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Depati Amir Airport Indonesia

The climate at Depati Amir Airport is hot, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 75°F to 88°F and is rarely below 73°F or above 91°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Depati Amir Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to early October.

Climate at Depati Amir Airport

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Depati Amir Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature at Depati Amir Airport varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature at Depati Amir Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2484°FJan 2484°FSep 2588°FSep 2588°F75°F75°F76°F76°FAug 587°FAug 587°FNov 187°FNov 187°FDec 785°FDec 785°F76°F76°F76°F76°F75°F75°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 84°F85°F86°F87°F88°F88°F87°F88°F88°F88°F86°F85°F
Temp. 79°F79°F80°F81°F81°F81°F81°F81°F81°F81°F80°F79°F
Low 75°F75°F75°F76°F77°F77°F76°F76°F76°F76°F76°F75°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 at Depati Amir Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowwarmhot
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.

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At Depati Amir Airport, 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 at Depati Amir Airport begins around February 27 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 25% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around February 27.

The cloudiest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Depati Amir Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Depati Amir AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2826%Jun 2826%Dec 108%Dec 108%Feb 2717%Feb 2717%Oct 1417%Oct 1417%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 90%86%82%83%82%77%75%76%79%84%89%91%
Clearer 10%14%18%17%18%23%25%24%21%16%11%9%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from October 19 to May 12, with a greater than 49% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Depati Amir Airport is December, with an average of 22.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from May 12 to October 19. The month with the fewest wet days at Depati Amir Airport is August, with an average of 7.4 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 at Depati Amir Airport is December, with an average of 22.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 74% on December 5.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Depati Amir Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Depati Amir AirportwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 574%Dec 574%Aug 1023%Aug 1023%Oct 1949%Oct 1949%May 1249%May 1249%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 18.3d14.5d17.2d16.8d14.6d10.9d9.3d7.4d8.9d14.3d20.0d22.3d

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. Depati Amir Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Depati Amir Airport. The month with the most rain at Depati Amir Airport is December, with an average rainfall of 9.4 inches.

The month with the least rain at Depati Amir Airport is August, with an average rainfall of 2.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Depati Amir Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inDec 179.4 inDec 179.4 inAug 152.4 inAug 152.4 inMar 246.9 inMar 246.9 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 8.1″6.4″6.8″6.6″5.2″3.9″3.1″2.4″3.0″5.2″7.9″9.4″

The length of the day at Depati Amir Airport does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 15 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Depati Amir Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 15 minDec 2112 hr, 15 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 0 minJun 2112 hr, 0 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
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 12.2h12.2h12.1h12.1h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.2h12.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:33 AM on November 7, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:04 AM on February 17. The earliest sunset is at 5:44 PM on October 30, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:15 PM on February 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Depati Amir Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Depati Amir Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 75:33 AMNov 75:33 AM6:15 PMFeb 76:15 PMFeb 7Oct 305:44 PMOct 305:44 PM6:04 AMFeb 176:04 AMFeb 17daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 at Depati Amir Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 at Depati Amir Airport

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 at Depati Amir Airport, 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 at Depati Amir Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 18100%Sep 18100%100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 at Depati Amir Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from December 9 to March 5, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.1 months, from March 5 to December 9. The calmest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Depati Amir Airport

Average Wind Speed at Depati Amir AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphJan 2310.4 mphJan 2310.4 mphApr 105.1 mphApr 105.1 mphDec 97.8 mphDec 97.8 mphMar 57.8 mphMar 57.8 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) 10.29.36.65.36.88.39.410.29.37.06.08.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Depati Amir Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.2 months, from April 7 to June 13 and for 3.2 months, from August 9 to November 14, with a peak percentage of 60% on May 11. The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 months, from June 13 to August 9, with a peak percentage of 54% on June 29. The wind is most often from the north for 4.8 months, from November 14 to April 7, with a peak percentage of 77% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Depati Amir Airport

Wind Direction at Depati Amir AirportNESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnorthwesteast
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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).

Depati Amir Airport 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 2.3 months, from April 13 to June 23, with an average temperature above 85°F. The month of the year at Depati Amir Airport with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 86°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 1.8 months, from January 2 to February 26, with an average temperature below 83°F. The month of the year at Depati Amir Airport with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 82°F.

Average Water Temperature at Depati Amir Airport

Average Water Temperature at Depati Amir AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°F88°F88°FMay 1686°FMay 1686°F82°FJan 2982°FJan 29Apr 1385°FApr 1385°FJun 2385°FJun 2385°FJan 283°FJan 283°FFeb 2683°FFeb 2683°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 82°F82°F84°F85°F86°F86°F84°F84°F84°F85°F85°F84°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Depati Amir Airport 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 Depati Amir Airport for general outdoor tourist activities are from late January to mid March and from mid June to early October, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score at Depati Amir Airport

Tourism Score at Depati Amir Airportbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.74.73.63.63.93.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Depati Amir Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to early October, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score at Depati Amir Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Depati Amir Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.04.14.15.25.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/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 at Depati Amir Airport 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 at Depati Amir Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 at Depati Amir Airport

Growing Degree Days at Depati Amir AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FAug 281,800°FAug 281,800°FJun 3010,994°FJun 3010,994°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 2.3 months, from July 31 to October 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is August, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from November 19 to January 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Depati Amir Airport is December, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Depati Amir Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Depati Amir AirportbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhAug 275.1 kWhAug 275.1 kWhDec 113.6 kWhDec 113.6 kWhOct 94.8 kWhOct 94.8 kWhJan 33.9 kWhJan 33.9 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) 4.14.64.64.34.14.14.55.05.04.74.03.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Depati Amir Airport are -2.163 deg latitude, 106.139 deg longitude, and 105 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Depati Amir Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 453 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 94 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,319 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,310 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Depati Amir Airport is covered by cropland (61%), trees (22%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by water (37%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (61%) and trees (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Depati Amir Airport, 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

Depati Amir Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport.

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 .

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