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Governor Pramono Responds to BMKG Data Naming Jakarta as Indonesia's Hottest City

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Governor Pramono Responds to BMKG Data Naming Jakarta as Indonesia's Hottest City
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Jakarta — Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung Wibowo has responded to data released by the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) that ranked Jakarta as the hottest city in Indonesia in mid-March 2026.

“The city may be hot, but the heart must remain calm,” said Pramono when met in the Pondok Rangon area, Cipayung District, East Jakarta, on Wednesday.

Pramono, commonly known as Pram, stated that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has no plans to engineer weather or conduct artificial rainfall despite the extreme heat affecting the capital.

“Jakarta does not yet require artificial rain,” Pramono said.

The BMKG released a list of cities with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius in mid-March 2026. The data was based on daily maximum temperature records from cities across Indonesia on 14-15 March 2026.

The results showed that Jakarta was the hottest city in Indonesia with temperatures reaching 35.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Ciputat City, Banten, with 35.4 degrees Celsius. Tangerang, Banten, ranked as the third hottest city in Indonesia with 35.4 degrees Celsius.

The complete ranking of Indonesia’s hottest locations was as follows:

  1. Halim Perdana Kusuma TNI AU, East Jakarta, DKI Jakarta: 35.6 degrees Celsius

  2. BMKG Regional Office II, Ciputat, Banten: 35.5 degrees Celsius

  3. Banten Climatological Station, Tangerang, Banten: 35.4 degrees Celsius

  4. Tjilik Riwut Meteorological Station, Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan: 35.2 degrees Celsius

  5. Pangsuma Meteorological Station, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan: 35.2 degrees Celsius

  6. Iskandar Meteorological Station, Kotawaringin Barat, Central Kalimantan: 35.2 degrees Celsius

  7. Nangapinoh Meteorological Station, Melawi, West Kalimantan: 34.8 degrees Celsius

  8. H. Asan Meteorological Station, Kotawaringin Timur, Central Kalimantan: 34.6 degrees Celsius

  9. Tanah Merah Meteorological Station, Boven Digoel, Papua: 34.6 degrees Celsius

  10. Deli Serdang Geophysical Station, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra: 34.5 degrees Celsius

  11. Supadio Meteorological Station, Pontianak, West Kalimantan: 34.5 degrees Celsius

  12. Serang Maritime Meteorological Station, Serang, Banten: 34.4 degrees Celsius

  13. Tebelian Meteorological Station, Sintang, West Kalimantan: 34.4 degrees Celsius

  14. Haluoleo TNI AU, Konawe Selatan, Southeast Sulawesi: 34.2 degrees Celsius

  15. Kalimarau Meteorological Station, Berau, East Kalimantan: 34.1 degrees Celsius

  16. Budiarto Meteorological Station, Curug, Banten: 34.1 degrees Celsius

  17. Andi Jemma Meteorological Station, Luwu Utara, South Sulawesi: 34.1 degrees Celsius

  18. Tanjung Perak Maritime Meteorological Station, Surabaya, East Java: 34.0 degrees Celsius

  19. Panjang Maritime Meteorological Station, Bandar Lampung, Lampung: 34.0 degrees Celsius

  20. Beringin Meteorological Station, Barito Utara, Central Kalimantan: 33.9 degrees Celsius

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