How many sunny days does Medan have per year?

Medan averages approximately 118 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Medan?

Medan has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 39.4 µg/m³, classified as "Unhealthy" by WHO standards. Far exceeds WHO targets. Respiratory and cardiovascular effects likely.

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Medan · Indonesia

A city in Indonesia.

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4.4M

607 km²

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Medan sees only 118 sunny days a year — overcast skies are common. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Medan, Indonesia is a 4.4M-resident city with 118 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 39.4 µg/m³. A city in Indonesia.

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Climate Lab · Medan

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	32
Daily mean°C	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28
Daily low°C	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	37
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	30	30	32
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	24	24	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	26	25	24	25
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	81	77	79	79	83	82	82	84	83	84	86	86	82
Dewpoint°C	23.9	23.8	24.4	24.8	25.3	25.1	24.9	24.8	24.6	24.6	24.7	24.4	24.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	118	67	97	146	157	228	130	255	221	262	262	158	2099
Rain days≥1mm	23	14	21	23	27	24	23	26	27	31	29	27	295
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.3
Wind gustsm/s	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.7	2.9	2.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.9	9.7	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.0	8.3	8.0	7.0	7.8	8.7
Clear skyindex	19%	33%	31%	23%	24%	29%	31%	25%	23%	19%	16%	17%	24%
UV indexmax avg	8.6	9.4	9.1	8.9	8.3	8.3	8.9	9.5	9.9	8.5	7.7	6.9	8.7

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Medan

Outdoor activities in Medan are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Annual

0/12

Dinner Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

42Mar: 42% viability

41Apr: 41% viability

39May: 39% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

40Jul: 40% viability

39Aug: 39% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

39Oct: 39% viability

39Nov: 39% viability

43Dec: 43% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

42Mar: 42% viability

41Apr: 41% viability

39May: 39% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

40Jul: 40% viability

39Aug: 39% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

39Oct: 39% viability

39Nov: 39% viability

43Dec: 43% viability

41%

Humid

0/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

9May: 9% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

10Aug: 10% viability

8Sep: 8% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

6Nov: 6% viability

9Dec: 9% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

9May: 9% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

10Aug: 10% viability

8Sep: 8% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

6Nov: 6% viability

9Dec: 9% viability

11%

Humid

0/12

Walking

32Jan: 32% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

11May: 11% viability

10Jun: 10% viability

14Jul: 14% viability

17Aug: 17% viability

19Sep: 19% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

37Nov: 37% viability

49Dec: 49% viability

0/12

Walking

32Jan: 32% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

11May: 11% viability

10Jun: 10% viability

14Jul: 14% viability

17Aug: 17% viability

19Sep: 19% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

37Nov: 37% viability

49Dec: 49% viability

21%

Humid

0/12

Running

4Jan: 4% viability

1Feb: 1% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

1Sep: 1% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

7Nov: 7% viability

12Dec: 12% viability

0/12

Running

4Jan: 4% viability

1Feb: 1% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

1Sep: 1% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

7Nov: 7% viability

12Dec: 12% viability

Humid

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

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Climate Lab · Medan

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	31	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	32
Daily mean°C	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28
Daily low°C	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	37
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	30	30	32
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	24	24	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	26	25	24	25
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	81	77	79	79	83	82	82	84	83	84	86	86	82
Dewpoint°C	23.9	23.8	24.4	24.8	25.3	25.1	24.9	24.8	24.6	24.6	24.7	24.4	24.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	118	67	97	146	157	228	130	255	221	262	262	158	2099
Rain days≥1mm	23	14	21	23	27	24	23	26	27	31	29	27	295
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.3
Wind gustsm/s	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.7	2.9	2.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.9	9.7	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.0	8.3	8.0	7.0	7.8	8.7
Clear skyindex	19%	33%	31%	23%	24%	29%	31%	25%	23%	19%	16%	17%	24%
UV indexmax avg	8.6	9.4	9.1	8.9	8.3	8.3	8.9	9.5	9.9	8.5	7.7	6.9	8.7

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Medan

Outdoor activities in Medan are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

0/12

Dinner Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

42Mar: 42% viability

41Apr: 41% viability

39May: 39% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

40Jul: 40% viability

39Aug: 39% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

39Oct: 39% viability

39Nov: 39% viability

43Dec: 43% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

45Jan: 45% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

42Mar: 42% viability

41Apr: 41% viability

39May: 39% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

40Jul: 40% viability

39Aug: 39% viability

40Sep: 40% viability

39Oct: 39% viability

39Nov: 39% viability

43Dec: 43% viability

41%

Humid

0/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

9May: 9% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

10Aug: 10% viability

8Sep: 8% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

6Nov: 6% viability

9Dec: 9% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

16Jan: 16% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

9May: 9% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

10Aug: 10% viability

8Sep: 8% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

6Nov: 6% viability

9Dec: 9% viability

11%

Humid

0/12

Walking

32Jan: 32% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

11May: 11% viability

10Jun: 10% viability

14Jul: 14% viability

17Aug: 17% viability

19Sep: 19% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

37Nov: 37% viability

49Dec: 49% viability

0/12

Walking

32Jan: 32% viability

18Feb: 18% viability

15Mar: 15% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

11May: 11% viability

10Jun: 10% viability

14Jul: 14% viability

17Aug: 17% viability

19Sep: 19% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

37Nov: 37% viability

49Dec: 49% viability

21%

Humid

0/12

Running

4Jan: 4% viability

1Feb: 1% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

1Sep: 1% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

7Nov: 7% viability

12Dec: 12% viability

0/12

Running

4Jan: 4% viability

1Feb: 1% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

1Sep: 1% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

7Nov: 7% viability

12Dec: 12% viability

Humid

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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