South Tangerang in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), South Tangerang sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 840 mm of rain over about 82 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is South Tangerang's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. South Tangerang 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 South Tangerang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
840 mm
82 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in South Tangerang in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in South Tangerang reaches about 30°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

20°25°30°35°DecJanFeb

How summer really feels in South Tangerang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

South Tangerang weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°29928.212.32.9
Feb30° / 24°27826.912.22.7
Mar30° / 24°24328.4122.7
Apr31° / 24°20125.911.92.8
May31° / 24°11820.911.73.4
Jun31° / 24°8514.711.64.0
Jul31° / 23°6712.411.74.2
Aug32° / 24°438.811.84.3
Sep32° / 24°5711.1123.8
Oct32° / 24°12918.512.13.2
Nov31° / 24°21625.712.32.7
Dec30° / 24°26426.412.42.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

South Tangerang gets around 840 mm of rain over 82 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for South Tangerang

In seasonPeak

In summer, South Tangerang overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

South Tangerang's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit South Tangerang?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in South Tangerang.

What to pack for South Tangerang in Summer

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

In summer, South Tangerang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 82 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near South Tangerang in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in South Tangerang in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 South Tangerang peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Nov 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in South Tangerang in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in South Tangerang is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 2073 µg/m³Dec 2438 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is South Tangerang?

South Tangerang sits at 6.3°S, 106.7°E, 39 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ciputat, 6.0 km away.

Topography around South Tangerang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around South Tangerang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around South Tangerang is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Ciputat 6.0 km · Pamulang 6.0 km · Serpong 7.0 km · Sawangan 14 km · Parung 15 km · Tangerang 16 km · Jakarta 16 km · Depok 17 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 South Tangerang (-6.2886°, 106.7179°, elevation 39 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.