Takengon weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Takengon is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Takengon averages about 2,045 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 220 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,045

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

63/100

Rain / year

2,846 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

201k

Elevation

1,412 m

When is the best time to visit Takengon?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Takengon is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 220 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Takengon?

Takengon gets a moderate 2,045 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #93 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,846 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Banda Aceh Indonesia · 182 km · best in Jul · 2,147 h sun/yr
• Medan Indonesia · 254 km · best in Feb · 1,944 h sun/yr
• Langkawi Malaysia · 365 km · best in Feb · 2,350 h sun/yr
• Penang Malaysia · 385 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr
• Phuket Thailand · 410 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Trang Thailand · 435 km · best in Feb · 2,251 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island Indonesia · 57 km · 2,106 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Meulaboh Indonesia · 101 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kutacane Indonesia · 186 km · 2,009 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Sinabang Indonesia · 263 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Feb