Serang climate
Serang is warmest in September, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 23 °C. January is the wettest month (277 mm) and August the driest (51 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Serang averages 1,941 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Indonesia · population 735,651 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month September 31 °C
- Coldest month July 23 °C
- Driest month August 51 mm
- Wettest month January 277 mm
- Least cloud August 58 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 36 °C
- Coldest on record June 20 °C
- Warmest sea May 30 °C
What to expectSerang through the year
Serang changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 30 and 31 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 126 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 277 mm against 51 mm in August — 5.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Serang is warmest in May at 30 °C and coldest in January at 29 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6 °C | 277 mm | 89 % |
| February | 28.8 °C | 259 mm | 90 % |
| March | 29.2 °C | 231 mm | 85 % |
| April | 29.6 °C | 188 mm | 80 % |
| May | 29.7 °C | 133 mm | 69 % |
| June | 29.6 °C | 102 mm | 62 % |
| July | 29.6 °C | 72 mm | 60 % |
| August | 30.2 °C | 51 mm | 58 % |
| September | 31.0 °C | 64 mm | 64 % |
| October | 31.0 °C | 116 mm | 73 % |
| November | 30.0 °C | 192 mm | 84 % |
| December | 28.8 °C | 255 mm | 90 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6 °C | 24.0 °C | 25.9 °C | 31.7 °C | 22.5 °C | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| February | 28.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 26.0 °C | 31.5 °C | 21.9 °C | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| March | 29.2 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.3 °C | 32.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| April | 29.6 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.5 °C | 32.1 °C | 22.1 °C | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| May | 29.7 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.6 °C | 32.1 °C | 21.9 °C | 31 | 11 | 0 |
| June | 29.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 26.4 °C | 32.1 °C | 19.9 °C | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| July | 29.6 °C | 23.3 °C | 26.2 °C | 32.6 °C | 20.3 °C | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.6 °C | 34.0 °C | 20.2 °C | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| September | 31.0 °C | 23.8 °C | 27.1 °C | 34.3 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| October | 31.0 °C | 24.3 °C | 27.2 °C | 35.9 °C | 22.1 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| November | 30.0 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 35.5 °C | 21.9 °C | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| December | 28.8 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.1 °C | 32.9 °C | 21.7 °C | 31 | 5 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 277 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 89 % | 87 % | 15 km/h | 28.5 °C |
| February | 259 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 87 % | 14 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| March | 231 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 87 % | 13 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| April | 188 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 80 % | 87 % | 12 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| May | 133 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 86 % | 11 km/h | 29.7 °C |
| June | 102 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 85 % | 11 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| July | 72 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 82 % | 11 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| August | 51 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 79 % | 12 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| September | 64 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 78 % | 12 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| October | 116 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 79 % | 12 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| November | 192 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 13 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| December | 255 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 86 % | 15 km/h | 29.0 °C |
How Serang compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serang | 31 °C | 23 °C | 1,941 mm | 365 |
| Cilegon · Indonesia | 30 °C | 24 °C | 2,154 mm | 365 |
| Pasarkemis · Indonesia | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,170 mm | 365 |
| Curug · Indonesia | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,166 mm | 365 |
| Tangerang · Indonesia | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,068 mm | 365 |
| Teluknaga · Indonesia | 32 °C | 23 °C | 2,011 mm | 365 |
| Pamulang · Indonesia | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,115 mm | 365 |
Where Serang ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in November | 28th of 50 | 30 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in the world in November | 32nd of 50 | 30 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in December | 42nd of 50 | 29 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Serang.
QuestionsCommon questions about Serang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Serang?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, September is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Serang get?
In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 126 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 23 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Serang?
January, averaging 277 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is August with 51 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,941 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Serang rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- -6.115°, 106.154° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.