Purwakarta weather in April

In April, Purwakarta sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 233 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Purwakarta's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purwakarta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Purwakarta is district in Purwakarta Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
7,218/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Purwakarta reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Purwakarta

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

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

Purwakarta weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°2742912.32.8
Feb30° / 23°26426.912.22.7
Mar31° / 24°27129.4122.5
Apr31° / 24°23327.511.92.6
May31° / 24°13120.711.73.3
Jun31° / 23°7913.911.64.0
Jul31° / 23°601011.74.3
Aug32° / 23°387.111.84.3
Sep33° / 23°589.3123.6
Oct32° / 24°1801912.12.9
Nov31° / 24°28026.912.32.5
Dec31° / 24°27727.812.42.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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

Any precipitation

Purwakarta gets around 233 mm of rain over 27.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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244951
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264753
274654
284654
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Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:53
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Purwakarta

In seasonPeak

In April, Purwakarta sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Purwakarta sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Purwakarta's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Purwakarta?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purwakarta.

What to pack for Purwakarta in April

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

In April, Purwakarta sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Purwakarta in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Purwakarta in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Purwakarta peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Nov 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov6High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Purwakarta in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Purwakarta is worst in May — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 21120 µg/m³Jan 1177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May121Unhealthy
Jun117Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug92Unhealthy
Sep84Unhealthy
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Purwakarta?

Purwakarta sits at 6.6°S, 107.4°E, 86 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Cikampek, 15 km away.

Topography around Purwakarta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purwakarta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Purwakarta is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (39%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
911 m
80 km
3,001 m
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April weather nearby: Cikampek 15 km · Karawang 31 km · Padalarang 31 km · Lembang 34 km · Subang 35 km · Ciranjang-hilir 36 km · Cimahi 37 km · Bandung 44 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 Purwakarta (-6.5569°, 107.4433°, elevation 86 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).