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Best time to visit Pontianak

July is the best time to visit Pontianak for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 18 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 July comfort 50/100
A beach holiday January sea 29 °C
The least cloud July 77 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 146 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 50 30 °C 18 65
2 August 50 31 °C 17 64
3 December 49 29 °C 28 69
4 January 49 29 °C 25 70
5 November 49 29 °C 29 67
6 February 48 29 °C 20 69
7 October 47 30 °C 28 66
8 March 47 30 °C 23 67
9 September 46 30 °C 21 66
10 June 46 30 °C 20 63
11 April 46 30 °C 28 63
12 May 45 30 °C 25 62

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 92 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 90 % 69
March 29 °C 30 °C 88 % 67
April 30 °C 30 °C 88 % 63
May 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 62
June 30 °C 30 °C 78 % 63
July 30 °C 30 °C 77 % 65
August 29 °C 31 °C 80 % 64
September 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 66
October 30 °C 30 °C 91 % 66
November 30 °C 29 °C 94 % 67
December 29 °C 29 °C 93 % 69

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 265 mm 92 %
February 29.5 °C 183 mm 90 %
March 29.9 °C 201 mm 88 %
April 29.9 °C 257 mm 88 %
May 30.1 °C 233 mm 83 %
June 30.1 °C 174 mm 78 %
July 30.1 °C 149 mm 77 %
August 30.6 °C 146 mm 80 %
September 30.3 °C 193 mm 86 %
October 29.6 °C 315 mm 91 %
November 28.9 °C 393 mm 94 %
December 28.7 °C 368 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.