Padang (Katapiang) vs Bengkulu: which is sunnier?
🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 412 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Padang (Katapiang) and Bengkulu are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,936 vs 1,985 hours a year. Their Sunshine Scores are within 2 points of each other in every month of the year.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Padang (Katapiang) | Bengkulu | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,936 | 1,985 |
| Sunniest month | January (62/100) | January (63/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 62/100 | 63/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 62/100 | 63/100 |
| Rain / year | 3,623 mm | 3,100 mm |
| Warmest sea | 31°C / 88°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Padang (Katapiang) vs Bengkulu month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padang (Katapiang) | Bengkulu | Padang (Katapiang) | Bengkulu | Padang (Katapiang) | Bengkulu | Padang (Katapiang) | Bengkulu | |
| January | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 292 | 316 | 30° | 30° |
| February | 62 | 63 | 29° | 29° | 282 | 263 | 31° | 31° |
| March | 62 | 63 | 29° | 29° | 317 | 271 | 31° | 31° |
| April | 62 | 63 | 29° | 29° | 305 | 305 | 31° | 31° |
| May | 62 | 63 | 29° | 30° | 241 | 206 | 31° | 31° |
| June | 62 | 63 | 29° | 29° | 231 | 171 | 31° | 31° |
| July | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 228 | 163 | 31° | 30° |
| August | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 250 | 189 | 30° | 29° |
| September | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 308 | 184 | 30° | 29° |
| October | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 378 | 246 | 31° | 30° |
| November | 62 | 63 | 28° | 29° | 430 | 378 | 31° | 31° |
| December | 62 | 63 | 28° | 28° | 361 | 408 | 30° | 29° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Padang (Katapiang) averages 62/100, Bengkulu 63/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 29°C).
- March–May: too close to call — Padang (Katapiang) averages 62/100, Bengkulu 63/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Padang (Katapiang) averages 62/100, Bengkulu 63/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 29°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Padang (Katapiang) averages 62/100, Bengkulu 63/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 29°C).
Sea temperature
Both seas peak at 31°C / 88°F. Swimmable water (21°C+): Padang (Katapiang) all year, Bengkulu all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Padang (Katapiang) weather by month · Bengkulu weather by month · Best time to visit Indonesia.
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