Best time to visit Pekanbaru

January is the best time to visit Pekanbaru for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 24 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 January comfort 51/100
The least cloud July 77 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 130 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 51 29 °C 24
2 December 50 29 °C 27
3 February 49 30 °C 21
4 November 48 29 °C 27
5 July 48 30 °C 19
6 March 47 30 °C 26
7 October 47 30 °C 26
8 August 46 30 °C 22
9 June 46 30 °C 19
10 September 46 30 °C 24
11 April 45 30 °C 28
12 May 45 30 °C 25

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 25 wet days and highs near 30 °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 29.0 °C 217 mm 89 %
February 29.6 °C 170 mm 85 %
March 30.0 °C 226 mm 87 %
April 30.2 °C 238 mm 90 %
May 30.4 °C 194 mm 86 %
June 30.4 °C 133 mm 79 %
July 30.3 °C 130 mm 77 %
August 30.4 °C 162 mm 81 %
September 30.4 °C 201 mm 84 %
October 30.1 °C 248 mm 90 %
November 29.3 °C 302 mm 94 %
December 28.9 °C 271 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.

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