Climate averages 1991–2020
Pontianak weather
in April.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Pontianak: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 256 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes April a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (111 km away). In April its highs average 29.4°C, 0.5°C cooler than Pontianak, with 212 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pontianak ranks joint 33rd of 200 for the warmest April highs and 113th of 200 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 200 cities is 29.0°C; Pontianak is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 256 mm to 225 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Pontianak climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 259 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| February | 29.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 173 | 19.7 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 199 | 23.0 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 29.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 256 | 27.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 225 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| June | 30.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 170 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 149 | 17.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 141 | 17.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 191 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 309 | 27.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 386 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| December | 28.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 364 | 28.1 | 12.112 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
April in nearby cities
- Singkawang in AprilIndonesia · 111 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 212 mm rain
- Kuching in AprilMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 275 mm rain
- Sintang in AprilIndonesia · 242 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 266 mm rain
- Tanjung Pandan in AprilIndonesia · 354 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 333 mm rain
- Sibu in AprilMalaysia · 379 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 230 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in AprilIndonesia · 390 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 269 mm rain
- Sungailiat in AprilIndonesia · 410 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 301 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in AprilIndonesia · 426 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 335 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 Pontianak) is explained once on the Pontianak year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.