Surabaya - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?

Surabaya is hot by Indonesian standards. Temps are between 85-100 degrees Fahrenheit all year long. It's slightly cooler during the rainy season. - Nov 2018


tropical. Warm to hot. Moderately to very humid. - Oct 2015


Tropical climate, with rainy season lasting from around December until April. Seasonal rains can cause problematic flooding in Surabaya, and one should expect delays on the roads during rainy season. The temperatures average in the high 80s to low 90s F (30-32 C) year-round. It feels significantly hotter during dry season, and heat indices regularly approach 120 F (49 C) then. Evenings are cooler, but it is always humid. - Apr 2015


Monsoon/wet season goes from Sept through March. Dry season goes from April through August. No typhoons. - Oct 2012


Monsoon/wet season goes from Sept. through March. Dry season goes from April through August. No Typhoons. - Oct 2012


The weather is always about 90' F and it's either rainy season or it's not. The rainy season can last for 6 months. - May 2012


There are three seasons in Surabaya, generally regarded as the hottest city in Indonesia: hot dry season roughly from May until end of August, really hot (95-100 every day) from September until beginning of rainy season and end of October/early November, and rainy season from November through April. It rarely rains all day during the rainy season; instead there are torrential downpours that last a couple hours and occasionally cause flooding. El Nino years lengthen dry season and La Nina years lengthen wet season. - Oct 2010


It's always hot and humid, but not to extremes. Almost everyday has a high of around 90-95F, and it never dips below about 75F even at night. - Aug 2009


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