Drought 2025 In Cilacap And Banyumas Not Triggering Drought, Referred To As Wet Drought

Illustration - Cilacap Regency BPBD officers distribute clean water assistance to residents affected by drought in Bojong Village, Kawunganten District, Cilacap, Central Java, Monday (4/8/2025). BETWEEN/HO-BPBD Cilacap

CILACAP - The 2025 dry season in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, did not cause a drought like in previous years.

Head of the Emergency and Logistics Division of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cilacap Regency, Budi Setyawan, said the condition occurred because it was still raining frequently in the Cilacap area during the dry season.

"Unlike the previous years, in this year's dry season there is no drought in Cilacap because it often rains so it is usually called wet dryness," Budi said in Cilacap, Antara, Wednesday, September 10.

However, the Cilacap BPBD had distributed very clean water assistance, namely to Bojong Village, Kawunganten District, on August 4. The assistance provided was in the form of three tanks with a total of 15,000 liters.

"Until now, there has been no distribution of clean water assistance anymore," he said.

Budi added that there is little chance of drought in Cilacap considering that the rain is still falling until this September. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) even estimates that the Cilacap region will enter a transition period to the rainy season from mid to late October 2025.

A similar condition was also experienced in Banyumas Regency. The Acting Head of BPBD Banyumas, Budi Nugroho, said that until now there have been no reports of areas affected by drought.

"There have been no reports regarding drought and we have also not distributed clean water assistance," said Budi Nugroho, who is also the Head of the Banyumas Communications and Information Service.

Head of the BMKG Technician Group of Meteorological Station Tunggul Wulung Cilacap, Teguh Wardoyo, explained that the 2025 dryness in the southern part of Central Java was accompanied by above normal rainfall. In climatological terms, the June-September period is the dry season. However, rainfall from June to August 2025 in Cilacap exceeds the dry threshold, which is 150 millimeters per month.

"The dry season in Cilacap this year only occurs one to two months, and the rainfall is still in the category above normal," said Teguh.

BMKG data shows that rainfall in Central Cilacap District was recorded at 281 millimeters in June, 67 millimeters in July, and 309 millimeters in August. In Sidareja District, rainfall reached 246 millimeters in June, 71 millimeters in July, and 324 millimeters in August.

As for Kroya District, June, there were 143 millimeters, July 93 millimeters, and August 336 millimeters. Meanwhile, in Dayeuhluhur District, June 375 millimeters, July 147 millimeters, and August 538 millimeters.

According to Teguh, this condition is influenced by weekly weather disturbances such as cyclonic circulation, Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), Kelvin Waves, Rossby Ekuator, and high local humidity.

The phenomenon also has an impact on the area around Cilacap. By the middle to the end of September 2025, Cilacap and its surroundings are forecasted to soon enter a transition period from dry to rainy season," he said.