Bogor in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Bogor sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 975 mm of rain over about 84 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Bogor's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Bogor 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 Bogor's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
975 mm
84 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.0
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bogor in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Bogor reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How summer really feels in Bogor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 52 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
52
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bogor weather by month

How the three summer 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
Jan29° / 22°32429.312.33.0
Feb29° / 22°3182712.22.9
Mar30° / 22°32129.6122.8
Apr30° / 22°27827.611.92.8
May30° / 22°16424.511.73.2
Jun30° / 22°1181911.63.8
Jul30° / 21°9617.111.74.1
Aug31° / 21°9115.511.84.1
Sep31° / 22°12617.1123.7
Oct31° / 22°24623.712.13.1
Nov30° / 22°34227.612.32.7
Dec29° / 22°33327.712.43.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bogor gets around 975 mm of rain over 84 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bogor

In seasonPeak

In summer, Bogor overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bogor sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Bogor?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogor.

What to pack for Bogor in Summer

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

In summer, Bogor sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 84 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bogor in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogor peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Nov 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bogor in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bogor is worst in May — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 54 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 23104 µg/m³Jan 1054 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May104Unhealthy
Jun102Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bogor?

Bogor sits at 6.6°S, 106.8°E, 245 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ciampea, 11 km away.

Topography around Bogor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Bogor is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
2,125 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Ciampea 11 km · Caringin 13 km · Cibinong 14 km · Citeureup 16 km · Parung 20 km · Cicurug 21 km · Sawangan 21 km · Depok 22 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 Bogor (-6.5944°, 106.7892°, elevation 245 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.