Pematangsiantar weather in February

In February, Pematangsiantar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 189 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pematangsiantar's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pematangsiantar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
84%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Pematangsiantar is city in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
3,491/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pematangsiantar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Pematangsiantar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pematangsiantar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°24027.911.83.5
Feb28° / 21°18924.111.93.4
Mar29° / 21°21726.5123.3
Apr29° / 22°24928.612.12.8
May30° / 22°26529.212.12.8
Jun30° / 22°23127.112.23.0
Jul29° / 21°23726.712.23.2
Aug29° / 21°27428.812.13.0
Sep29° / 21°36129.4122.9
Oct28° / 21°37530.211.92.9
Nov28° / 21°35129.411.93.2
Dec28° / 21°31529.611.83.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
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51189
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71189
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pematangsiantar gets around 189 mm of rain over 24.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
83961
93862
103763
113664
123565
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Wind in February

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

Across February, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:33
211.96:416:34
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411.96:416:34
511.96:416:34
611.96:416:34
711.96:416:35
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Pematangsiantar

In seasonPeak

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

Pematangsiantar sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Pematangsiantar?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pematangsiantar.

What to pack for Pematangsiantar in February

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

In February, Pematangsiantar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pematangsiantar in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — 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 June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pematangsiantar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pematangsiantar peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pematangsiantar in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pematangsiantar is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateOct 1039 µg/m³Dec 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr36Poor
May34Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pematangsiantar?

Pematangsiantar sits at 3.0°N, 99.1°E, 388 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pekan Bahapal, 21 km away.

Topography around Pematangsiantar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pematangsiantar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,193 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Pematangsiantar is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,193 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Pekan Bahapal 21 km · Tebingtinggi 42 km · Pangururan 57 km · Kisaran 61 km · Tongging 61 km · Paropo 62 km · Kabanjahe 66 km · Berastagi 67 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 Pematangsiantar (2.9595°, 99.0687°, elevation 388 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).