Payakumbuh weather in July

In July, Payakumbuh sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 145 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Payakumbuh's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Payakumbuh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:23 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
77%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Payakumbuh is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,735/km²
people per km²
Founded
1956

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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Payakumbuh reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Payakumbuh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°25127.1123.7
Feb28° / 20°19523.8123.6
Mar29° / 20°24827.6123.3
Apr29° / 20°26828123.0
May29° / 20°19925.8123.3
Jun29° / 20°13521.4123.8
Jul29° / 19°14521.7124.0
Aug29° / 20°17823.3123.8
Sep28° / 20°21325.2123.5
Oct28° / 20°25227.6123.3
Nov28° / 20°32627.8123.3
Dec28° / 20°29227.6123.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82278
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102278
112278
122179
132179
142179
152179
162080
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192080
202080
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242179
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Payakumbuh gets around 145 mm of rain over 21.7 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 69% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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269
369
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1769
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1970
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2170
2270
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2470
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2669
2769
2869
2969
3069
3169

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127523
237522
337522
437621
537720
627820
727820
827919
927919
1027919
1128018
1228018
1328018
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1528117
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2138215
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3138413

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
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134calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:20
212.06:216:21
312.06:226:21
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512.06:226:21
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712.06:226:22
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912.06:236:22
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
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295.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Payakumbuh?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Payakumbuh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Payakumbuh in July

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

In July, Payakumbuh sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Payakumbuh 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 Payakumbuh peaks around February 16 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 16UV 15Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Payakumbuh 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 Payakumbuh 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 Payakumbuh?

Payakumbuh sits at 0.2°S, 100.6°E, 517 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bukittinggi, 31 km away.

Topography around Payakumbuh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Payakumbuh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 508 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Payakumbuh is covered by trees (45%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
1,770 m
80 km
2,877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bukittinggi 31 km · Padangpanjang 37 km · Solok 65 km · Sijunjung 66 km · Pariaman 73 km · Padang 87 km · Pekanbaru 121 km · Balai Pungut 160 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 Payakumbuh (-0.2159°, 100.6334°, elevation 517 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. 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).