Padangpanjang weather in July

In July, Padangpanjang sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 211 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Padangpanjang's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padangpanjang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
78%
2nd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Padangpanjang is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
2,549/km²
people per km²
Founded
1790

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Padangpanjang reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Padangpanjang weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°30226.3123.8
Feb27° / 19°24322.5124.0
Mar27° / 19°30727123.7
Apr27° / 19°33528.1123.5
May28° / 19°24725.2123.9
Jun28° / 19°17721.8124.4
Jul27° / 18°21123.2124.4
Aug27° / 19°27325.5124.0
Sep27° / 19°28526.4123.8
Oct27° / 19°32527.9123.7
Nov27° / 19°41528.1123.5
Dec26° / 19°36328123.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Padangpanjang gets around 211 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3177

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16940
26940
36940
46940
56940
66940
76940
86940
96940
105950
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:21
212.06:236:21
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 4.87 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Padangpanjang?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Padangpanjang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Padangpanjang in July

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

In July, Padangpanjang sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Padangpanjang in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 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 Padangpanjang in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Padangpanjang 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 Padangpanjang in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Padangpanjang is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateOct 1235 µg/m³Dec 1620 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Padangpanjang?

Padangpanjang sits at 0.5°S, 100.4°E, 824 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bukittinggi, 17 km away.

Topography around Padangpanjang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padangpanjang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m around an average of 861 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,797 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Padangpanjang is covered by trees (58%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
522 m
16 km
2,797 m
80 km
2,877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bukittinggi 17 km · Pariaman 37 km · Payakumbuh 37 km · Solok 47 km · Padang 55 km · Sijunjung 69 km · Pekanbaru 158 km · Balai Pungut 195 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 Padangpanjang (-0.456°, 100.4052°, elevation 824 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).