Pagar Alam weather in July

In July, Pagar Alam sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 173 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pagar Alam's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pagar Alam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
3rd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pagar Alam is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
111/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pagar Alam reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Pagar Alam weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°29129.112.23.6
Feb25° / 19°26925.412.13.8
Mar26° / 19°28127.7123.7
Apr26° / 19°30827.911.93.6
May27° / 19°23826.211.84.0
Jun26° / 19°15420.911.84.7
Jul26° / 18°17320.611.84.9
Aug26° / 18°15919.311.95.0
Sep27° / 18°19518.8124.9
Oct27° / 19°30123.412.14.3
Nov26° / 19°37627.412.23.7
Dec25° / 19°33129.312.23.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52575
62476
72476
82377
92377
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
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162278
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202377
212476
222575
232575
242674
252674
262773
272773
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292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pagar Alam gets around 173 mm of rain over 20.6 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 66% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
368
469
569
669
769
870
970
1069
1169
1269
1369
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1568
1667
1766
1866
1965
2065
2164
2264
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2463
2563
2662
2762
2862
2961
3061
3160

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111881
211881
311980
411980
511980
611980
702080
802080
902080
1002179
1102179
1202179
1302278
1402278
1502377
1602377
1712475
1812574
1912574
2012673
2112772
2212772
2312871
2412970
2513069
2613168
2723266
2823365
2923464
3023563
3123662

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
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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173calm
183calm
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213calm
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263calm
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293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:176:03
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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 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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245.1Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Pagar Alam

In seasonPeak

None of Pagar Alam's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Pagar Alam 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 July a good time to visit Pagar Alam?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pagar Alam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pagar Alam in July

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

In July, Pagar Alam sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pagar Alam in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 57 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pagar Alam in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Pagar Alam peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pagar Alam 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 Pagar Alam is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1143 µg/m³Dec 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pagar Alam?

Pagar Alam sits at 4.0°S, 103.2°E, 720 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lahat, 42 km away.

Topography around Pagar Alam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pagar Alam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,183 m.

The land around Pagar Alam is covered by trees (55%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
2,719 m
80 km
3,183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lahat 42 km · Tanjungagung 63 km · Lubuklinggau 92 km · Curup 101 km · Baturaja 103 km · Bengkulu 112 km · Prabumulih 127 km · Indralaya 180 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 Pagar Alam (-4.0251°, 103.2469°, elevation 720 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).