Pekanbaru weather in June

In June, Pekanbaru sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 131 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Pekanbaru's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pekanbaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
78%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Pekanbaru is city in Riau Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical June day in Pekanbaru reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Pekanbaru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pekanbaru weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20924.1122.9
Feb31° / 24°15721.1122.8
Mar32° / 24°21326.1122.4
Apr32° / 24°23327.9122.2
May32° / 24°19124.9122.4
Jun32° / 24°13119.6122.9
Jul32° / 24°12419.1123.1
Aug32° / 24°15722.1122.8
Sep32° / 23°19523.8122.6
Oct32° / 24°24127122.4
Nov31° / 24°29827.9122.4
Dec31° / 24°26326.8122.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Pekanbaru gets around 131 mm of rain over 19.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the miserable band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in June

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:116:13
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512.06:126:13
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Pekanbaru?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pekanbaru.

What to pack for Pekanbaru in June

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

In June, Pekanbaru sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pekanbaru in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Pekanbaru peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pekanbaru in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pekanbaru is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1549 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pekanbaru?

Pekanbaru sits at 0.5°N, 101.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Balai Pungut, 63 km away.

Topography around Pekanbaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pekanbaru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m.

The land around Pekanbaru is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

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24 m
16 km
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80 km
667 m
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June weather nearby: Balai Pungut 63 km · Payakumbuh 121 km · Dumai 128 km · Sijunjung 145 km · Bukittinggi 150 km · Padangpanjang 158 km · Solok 170 km · Pariaman 194 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 Pekanbaru (0.5167°, 101.4417°, elevation 19 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).