Palembang in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Palembang sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 308 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Palembang's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Palembang 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 Palembang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 308 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.5; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Palembang in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical winter day in Palembang reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

How winter really feels in Palembang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Palembang 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	247	28.1	12.1	2.7
Feb	31° / 24°	240	25	12.1	2.6
Mar	31° / 24°	299	29.3	12	2.4
Apr	31° / 24°	273	28.5	11.9	2.3
May	32° / 24°	183	25.1	11.9	2.7
Jun	31° / 24°	119	19.4	11.8	3.3
Jul	31° / 24°	112	17.3	11.8	3.6
Aug	32° / 24°	76	13.9	11.9	3.5
Sep	33° / 24°	84	12.5	12	3.2
Oct	33° / 24°	173	19.3	12.1	2.8
Nov	31° / 24°	287	26.9	12.1	2.4
Dec	31° / 24°	300	29.1	12.2	2.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Palembang gets around 308 mm of rain over 51 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Palembang?

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.

3.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palembang.

What to pack for Palembang in Winter

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

In winter, Palembang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palembang in Winter

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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 Palembang peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	13	11	10	10	11	12	13	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Palembang 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 Palembang is worst in October — around 189 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (February, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	26	33	36	34	32	33	51	138	189	103	30
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	138	Unhealthy
Oct	189	Very unhealthy
Nov	103	Unhealthy
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Palembang?

Palembang sits at 2.9°S, 104.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 38 km away.

Topography around Palembang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palembang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Palembang is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

58 m

trees 51%

80 km

80 m

trees 65%

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Winter weather nearby: Indralaya 38 km · Prabumulih 81 km · Muntok 105 km · Baturaja 149 km · Tanjungagung 154 km · Lahat 165 km · Pangkalpinang 175 km · Jambi City 193 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

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 Palembang (-2.9167°, 104.7458°, elevation 5 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.