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Best time to visit Padang

November is the best time to visit Padang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 27 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 53/100
A beach holiday November sea 29 °C
The least cloud July 75 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 204 mm
Warmth February 29 °C
Cooler weather November 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 53 28 °C 27 70
2 June 52 29 °C 18 65
3 October 52 28 °C 26 70
4 December 52 28 °C 25 70
5 August 52 28 °C 23 68
6 September 52 28 °C 24 69
7 July 52 29 °C 20 67
8 January 51 29 °C 23 68
9 February 50 29 °C 20 66
10 March 50 29 °C 25 65
11 April 49 29 °C 25 65
12 May 49 29 °C 21 64

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68
February 30 °C 29 °C 86 % 66
March 30 °C 29 °C 88 % 65
April 30 °C 29 °C 90 % 65
May 30 °C 29 °C 83 % 64
June 30 °C 29 °C 76 % 65
July 30 °C 29 °C 75 % 67
August 30 °C 28 °C 81 % 68
September 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 69
October 29 °C 28 °C 91 % 70
November 29 °C 28 °C 94 % 70
December 29 °C 28 °C 93 % 70

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.8 °C 329 mm 88 %
February 29.2 °C 269 mm 86 %
March 29.1 °C 300 mm 88 %
April 28.8 °C 348 mm 90 %
May 29.2 °C 302 mm 83 %
June 29.1 °C 204 mm 76 %
July 28.6 °C 255 mm 75 %
August 28.4 °C 327 mm 81 %
September 28.3 °C 358 mm 85 %
October 28.0 °C 403 mm 91 %
November 27.9 °C 505 mm 94 %
December 28.2 °C 420 mm 93 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.