North Sumatra
A city in Indonesia.
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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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 |
Outdoor activities in Medan are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.
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Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
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 |
Outdoor activities in Medan are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.
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Air Quality
Medan reports an annual PM2.5 of 39.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Medan reports an annual PM2.5 of 39.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 39.4 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Medan? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Medan's annual PM2.5 of 39.4 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.