Climate averages 1991–2020
Pontianak weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Pontianak: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes July a wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (111 km away). In July its highs average 29.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Pontianak, with 178 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pontianak ranks joint 48th of 200 for the warmest July highs and 158th of 200 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 200 cities is 29.0°C; Pontianak is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 149 mm to 141 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Singkawang in JulyIndonesia · 111 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 178 mm rain
- Kuching in JulyMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 181 mm rain
- Sintang in JulyIndonesia · 242 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 160 mm rain
- Tanjung Pandan in JulyIndonesia · 354 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 122 mm rain
- Sibu in JulyMalaysia · 379 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 174 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in JulyIndonesia · 390 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 129 mm rain
- Sungailiat in JulyIndonesia · 410 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 139 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in JulyIndonesia · 426 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 145 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.