Climate averages 1991–2020
Palembang weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Palembang: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 84 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Prabumulih (81 km away). In September its highs average 32.3°C, about as warm as Palembang, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Palembang ranks joint 37th of 200 for the warmest September highs and 109th of 200 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Palembang is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 84 mm to 173 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Palembang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 248 | 28.2 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 242 | 25.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 299 | 29.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 273 | 28.5 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 183 | 25.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 30.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 119 | 19.3 | 12.012 h |
| July | 30.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 112 | 17.2 | 12.012 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 76 | 13.8 | 12.012 h |
| September, selected | 31.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 84 | 12.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 173 | 19.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 287 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| December | 29.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 300 | 29.1 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Prabumulih in SeptemberIndonesia · 81 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 97 mm rain
- Baturaja in SeptemberIndonesia · 149 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 95 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in SeptemberIndonesia · 175 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Jambi City in SeptemberIndonesia · 193 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 136 mm rain
- Sungailiat in SeptemberIndonesia · 193 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 119 mm rain
- Pagar Alam in SeptemberIndonesia · 207 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 195 mm rain
- Lubuklinggau in SeptemberIndonesia · 213 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 137 mm rain
- Metro in SeptemberIndonesia · 252 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 62 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Palembang) is explained once on the Palembang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.