Bukittinggi weather in September

In September, Bukittinggi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 396 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bukittinggi's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukittinggi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
396 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
89%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bukittinggi is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
4,795/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bukittinggi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bukittinggi weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°31525.5123.9
Feb28° / 20°27823.2123.9
Mar28° / 20°33527.8123.6
Apr28° / 21°38527.4123.5
May28° / 21°31524.2123.8
Jun28° / 20°22020.6124.4
Jul27° / 20°26022.9124.4
Aug27° / 20°36325.7123.9
Sep27° / 20°39626.6123.7
Oct27° / 20°46128123.6
Nov27° / 20°52528.2123.4
Dec27° / 20°39127.8123.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
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13793
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30298

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bukittinggi gets around 396 mm of rain over 26.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18119
28119
38119
48218
58218
68218
78317
88317
98317
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Wind in September

Winds average 3 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:18
212.06:186:18
312.06:186:17
412.06:176:17
512.06:176:17
612.06:176:16
712.06:166:16
812.06:166:16
912.06:166:15
1012.06:156:15
1112.06:156:15
1212.06:146:14
1312.06:146:14
1412.06:146:14
1512.06:136:13
1612.06:136:13
1712.06:136:12
1812.06:126:12
1912.06:126:12
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:116:11
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:106:10
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:096:09
2812.06:086:09
2912.06:086:08
3012.06:086:08

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.9Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Bukittinggi?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bukittinggi.

What to pack for Bukittinggi in September

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

In September, Bukittinggi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bukittinggi in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in October near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bukittinggi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukittinggi peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Bukittinggi in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bukittinggi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1139 µg/m³Dec 1822 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov23Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bukittinggi?

Bukittinggi sits at 0.3°S, 100.4°E, 927 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Padangpanjang, 17 km away.

Topography around Bukittinggi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukittinggi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Bukittinggi is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (35%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
2,418 m
80 km
2,877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Padangpanjang 17 km · Payakumbuh 31 km · Pariaman 44 km · Solok 63 km · Padang 71 km · Sijunjung 80 km · Pekanbaru 150 km · Balai Pungut 183 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 Bukittinggi (-0.3091°, 100.3705°, elevation 927 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).