BMKG Predicts 57.2 Percent of Indonesian Regions Will Face Prolonged Dry Season

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Staff from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) are observing the Campbell-Stokes instrument to measure solar radiation in the Meteorological Instruments Garden at BMKG Headquarters, Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Monday (30/3/2026). BMKG predicts that several regions in Indonesia will enter the dry season starting in April 2026, beginning in Nusa Tenggara and gradually experienced by other areas. The peak of the dry season is expected to strike 61.4 percent of Indonesian territory simultaneously in August 2026. Overall, BMKG concludes that 57.2 percent of Indonesian territory must prepare to face a longer-than-usual dry season duration throughout 2026.