Terik Weather In Indonesia, Pramono: Jakarta May Be Hot, As Long As The Heart Is Not

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported the hot weather that has been felt in various parts of Indonesia for the past few days. Including Jakarta, the air temperature can reach 35 degrees Celsius.

However, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung received a report that Jakarta's weather had not yet touched the current extreme point. He hopes that the air in Jakarta will remain stable and will not interfere with community activities.

"Hopefully Jakarta will not have a hot air. The important thing is that Jakarta is happy, his heart is not hot," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, October 15.

Pramono admitted that he had coordinated with the BMKG regarding weather monitoring in Jakarta in the next few days. According to him, the air in Jakarta is still normal.

"BMKG conveyed that even the next two, three, four days of rain in Jakarta is medium, medium," said Pramono.

BMKG explained the cause of the recent hot weather in various parts of Indonesia. This phenomenon occurs because the current position of the sun shifts to the southern part of the country, so that sunlight exposure feels more direct and intense.

BMKG Deputy for Meteorology, Guswanto, explained that the air temperature in urban areas should ideally be in the range of 31 to 34 degrees Celsius. However, the shift in the position of the sun causes the temperature to feel higher than usual.

"Currently why does it look hot? Because on the south side, the sun has now shifted to the south of Indonesia," explained Guswanto in his statement, Monday, October 13.

He added that the shift in the position of the sun also had an impact on the lack of rain cloud growth in the southern region of Indonesia.

"This also causes the growth of rain clouds to be rare in the southern region," he added.

The lack of clouds makes sunlight unobstructed and immediately touches the surface of the earth, so that people feel the air temperature is much hotter than usual.

Regarding the potential for rain, Guswanto explained, Indonesia has actually entered the rainy season since August 2025. However, due to the area, not all regions experience the rainy season simultaneously.

According to BMKG forecasts, in November 2025, most parts of Indonesia are expected to have entered the rainy season. Meanwhile, extreme weather has the potential to occur in several areas in the next week, including North Sumatra and central Java.

"Later in December, January, February it will be simultaneously," he explained.