Sukabumi climate

Sukabumi is warmest in September, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 19 °C. December is the wettest month (413 mm) and August the driest (83 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Sukabumi averages 3,035 mm of rain and 340 days above 25 °C.

Indonesia · population 365,735 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 22°
  2. Feb 23°
  3. Mar 23°
  4. Apr 23°
  5. May 23°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 23°
  8. Aug 23°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 23°
  11. Nov 23°
  12. Dec 23°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectSukabumi through the year

Sukabumi changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 28 and 29 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 340 days a year reach 25 °C, 16 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in October.

Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 413 mm against 83 mm in August — 5.0 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.1 °C 377 mm 92 %
February 26.3 °C 315 mm 93 %
March 26.8 °C 357 mm 90 %
April 27.2 °C 296 mm 86 %
May 27.4 °C 187 mm 74 %
June 27.3 °C 111 mm 68 %
July 27.6 °C 94 mm 67 %
August 28.2 °C 83 mm 66 %
September 28.6 °C 122 mm 73 %
October 28.0 °C 278 mm 81 %
November 27.1 °C 403 mm 90 %
December 26.2 °C 413 mm 93 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January26.1 °C20.2 °C22.4 °C29.0 °C16.9 °C2500
February26.3 °C20.2 °C22.5 °C29.3 °C17.9 °C2400
March26.8 °C20.3 °C22.8 °C29.1 °C17.9 °C2900
April27.2 °C20.4 °C23.1 °C29.5 °C18.5 °C2900
May27.4 °C20.4 °C23.3 °C29.4 °C14.5 °C3100
June27.3 °C19.9 °C23.1 °C30.4 °C14.5 °C2900
July27.6 °C19.4 °C23.0 °C31.3 °C14.1 °C3010
August28.2 °C19.5 °C23.3 °C32.1 °C13.2 °C3140
September28.6 °C19.9 °C23.6 °C33.2 °C16.5 °C3060
October28.0 °C20.4 °C23.4 °C33.3 °C17.2 °C3040
November27.1 °C20.5 °C23.0 °C33.3 °C16.7 °C2710
December26.2 °C20.3 °C22.6 °C29.1 °C16.8 °C2600

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January377 mm2912 h/day92 %90 %8.8 km/h
February315 mm2612 h/day93 %90 %8.8 km/h
March357 mm2912 h/day90 %90 %7.6 km/h
April296 mm2712 h/day86 %89 %6.1 km/h
May187 mm2412 h/day74 %87 %5.3 km/h
June111 mm1812 h/day68 %84 %5.7 km/h
July94 mm1512 h/day67 %80 %6.2 km/h
August83 mm1212 h/day66 %76 %6.9 km/h
September122 mm1612 h/day73 %77 %7.4 km/h
October278 mm2312 h/day81 %83 %6.9 km/h
November403 mm2812 h/day90 %88 %6.7 km/h
December413 mm2913 h/day93 %90 %8.2 km/h

How Sukabumi 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
Sukabumi 29 °C 19 °C 3,035 mm 340
Cianjur · Indonesia 30 °C 20 °C 2,458 mm 358
Bogor · Indonesia 31 °C 21 °C 2,722 mm 363
Citeureup · Indonesia 32 °C 21 °C 2,800 mm 365
Cileungsir · Indonesia 32 °C 22 °C 2,829 mm 365
Depok · Indonesia 32 °C 21 °C 2,757 mm 365
Padalarang · Indonesia 28 °C 19 °C 2,892 mm 320

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QuestionsCommon questions about Sukabumi’s climate

When is the best time to visit Sukabumi?

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 Sukabumi get?

In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 16 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 19 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Sukabumi?

December, averaging 413 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is August with 83 mm. The year as a whole averages 3,035 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 Sukabumi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: 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.