Pontianak weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Pontianak is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Pontianak averages about 2,258 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 321 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,258
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 3,312 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 686k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Pontianak?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pontianak is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 321 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pontianak?
Pontianak gets a moderate 2,258 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #53 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 3,312 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 321 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 251 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 235 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 285 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 276 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 228 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 218 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 171 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 204 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 355 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 392 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 376 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Pontianak by month
The sea off Pontianak is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ketapang Indonesia · 195 km · best in Aug · 2,402 h sun/yr
- Kuching Malaysia · 211 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pandan Indonesia · 342 km · best in Aug · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Pangkalanbun Indonesia · 380 km · best in Aug · 2,103 h sun/yr
- Pangkal Pinang Indonesia · 426 km · best in Aug · 1,963 h sun/yr
- Sampit Indonesia · 475 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sintang Indonesia · 229 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Nanga Pinoh-Borneo Island Indonesia · 261 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Pontianak compares month by month: Pontianak vs Kuching · Pontianak vs Tanjung Pandan · Pontianak vs Ketapang · all comparisons
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