Bandar in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bandar sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 736 mm of rain over about 80 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Bandar's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Bandar has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Bandar's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
736 mm
80 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
2.9
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bandar in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Bandar reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bandar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bandar weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°23127.111.93.0
Feb30° / 22°18223.811.92.9
Mar31° / 22°22827.6122.6
Apr31° / 23°25428.4122.4
May31° / 23°21226.512.12.7
Jun31° / 23°15020.812.13.1
Jul31° / 22°15821.312.13.1
Aug31° / 22°19324.512.12.8
Sep31° / 22°25826.5122.7
Oct30° / 22°29928.5122.7
Nov30° / 22°34429.211.92.6
Dec29° / 22°32328.911.92.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Bandar gets around 736 mm of rain over 80 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 3 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early December to 12 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bandar?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandar.

What to pack for Bandar in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Bandar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 80 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandar in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bandar in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bandar is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1037 µg/m³Dec 1725 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov26Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar?

Bandar sits at 2.0°N, 99.8°E, 73 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Rantauprapat, 11 km away.

Topography around Bandar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bandar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,257 m.

The land around Bandar is covered by trees (97%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
267 m
16 km
1,107 m
80 km
2,257 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Rantauprapat 11 km · Tarutung 87 km · Padangsidempuan 92 km · Tanjungbalai 102 km · Kisaran 105 km · Teluk Nibung 106 km · Sibolga 113 km · Pematangsiantar 126 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bandar (2.05°, 99.75°, elevation 73 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.