Climate averages 1991–2020
Pontianak weather
in January.
A hot, very wet month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Pontianak: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 259 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes January a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (111 km away). In January its highs average 28.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Pontianak, with 283 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pontianak ranks joint 41st of 200 for the warmest January highs and 41st of 200 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 200 cities is 28.2°C; Pontianak is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 259 mm to 173 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Singkawang in JanuaryIndonesia · 111 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 283 mm rain
- Kuching in JanuaryMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 422 mm rain
- Sintang in JanuaryIndonesia · 242 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.1°C · 277 mm rain
- Tanjung Pandan in JanuaryIndonesia · 354 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 271 mm rain
- Sibu in JanuaryMalaysia · 379 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 312 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in JanuaryIndonesia · 390 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 242 mm rain
- Sungailiat in JanuaryIndonesia · 410 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 264 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in JanuaryIndonesia · 426 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 289 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.