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When to go to Medan

Twelve months of averages for Medan, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Medan has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in January to April and June.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May and July to December.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is May (30°C) and the coolest December (28°C). The wettest is October (310 mm) and the driest February (90 mm); about 2,276 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Medan: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Medan

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Medan by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	28°C	22°C	149 mm	88%	87%	4.5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	28°C	23°C	90 mm	86%	81%	4.9	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	29°C	23°C	142 mm	85%	83%	5.2	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	29°C	24°C	137 mm	85%	88%	5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	24°C	200 mm	84%	90%	4.8	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	23°C	137 mm	83%	86%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	29°C	23°C	168 mm	83%	88%	4.8	39°C	Wet
August	29°C	23°C	199 mm	84%	91%	4.8	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	23°C	261 mm	85%	93%	4.6	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	23°C	310 mm	87%	94%	4.4	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	23°C	233 mm	88%	95%	4.2	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	23°C	250 mm	89%	92%	4.1	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

28°C

22°C

149 mm

88%

87%

4.5

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

28°C

23°C

90 mm

86%

81%

4.9

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

29°C

23°C

142 mm

85%

83%

5.2

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

29°C

24°C

137 mm

85%

88%

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

24°C

200 mm

84%

90%

4.8

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

23°C

137 mm

83%

86%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

29°C

23°C

168 mm

83%

88%

4.8

39°C

Wet

August

29°C

23°C

199 mm

84%

91%

4.8

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

23°C

261 mm

85%

93%

4.6

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

23°C

310 mm

87%

94%

4.4

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

23°C

233 mm

88%

95%

4.2

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

23°C

250 mm

89%

92%

4.1

25°C

Wet