Jember in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Jember sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 127 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Jember's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jember's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
127 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.6
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Jember in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Jember reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How winter really feels in Jember

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jember weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°35929.312.43.1
Feb29° / 22°33427.112.33.0
Mar29° / 22°32227.812.13.2
Apr29° / 22°21424.411.83.6
May29° / 21°10815.511.65.0
Jun28° / 20°6410.711.56.1
Jul27° / 19°387.611.66.8
Aug27° / 18°256.211.76.9
Sep28° / 19°5710.2126.1
Oct29° / 20°1191812.24.6
Nov29° / 21°26825.412.43.5
Dec28° / 22°33828.212.53.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Jember gets around 127 mm of rain over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels muggy — 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Jember

In seasonPeak

None of Jember's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

Jember's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Jember?

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.

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Jember for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jember in Winter

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

In winter, Jember sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jember in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 26°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jember in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jember peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 21UV 14Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jember 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 Jember is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 1644 µg/m³Sep 1825 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr35Poor
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul46Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jember?

Jember sits at 8.2°S, 113.7°E, 86 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bondowoso, 32 km away.

Topography around Jember

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jember has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,460 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,219 m.

The land around Jember is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,460 m
80 km
3,219 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Bondowoso 32 km · Kencong 39 km · Besuki 49 km · Lumajang 52 km · Genteng 54 km · Balung 54 km · Gambiran Satu 55 km · Kraksaan 57 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 Jember (-8.1721°, 113.6995°, elevation 86 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.