Wonogiri Weather has a unique climate character among the Central Java district — Wonogir@@ Wonogiri Weather in the carst area is typical: dry in the dry (drought is an annual problem in some centuries), but potentially flooding in the monsoon when the rains are seeping out into the carst soil and the underground rivers suddenly emerge.
Key Takeaways
- Wonogir@@ — Long drought and drought are an annual problem in many southern priors.
- Mongid Elephant reservoir is a Solo Bengawan flood control infrastructure — The reservoir discharge is heavily dependent on rainfall in Wonogiri water and surrounding areas.
- Central Java BMKG provides a Wonogiri preview in bmkg.go.id / weather / weather / 33.12.
- South of Wonogiri City (Praciantoro, Eromanko) is the driest area in Central Java — El Niño's drought could be severe.
- The Solo Bengawan River upstream in the Wonogiri mountains — The weather in this region determines the Solo Bengawan debit to East Java.
The weatherman Wonogiri and the Doll of Elephant bow
The Mongany Elephant in Wonogiri is one of the largest reservoirs in Central Java. — It serves as a self-controlled Bengawan Solo flood control, a source of irrigation for the subterranean fields in Central Java and Eastern Java, and power plants. The weather in the Wonogiri water and surrounding area directly determines the volume of reservoir water: in the year of La Niña that had more rain, the reservoirs contained even sometimes the extra discharge that was thrown into the Solo Bengawan; in the year El Niño the long drains, the waduk could go down dramatically and threaten the supply of irrigation water. The dry Wonogiri weather in the dry season makes monitoring the volume of reservoirs a very important thing for society and farmers. Monitor through Today's weather and 7-day forecast.
Wonogiri Weather Check Today
- BMW KG Central Java (Wonogiri) — bmkg.go.id / weather-weather / 33.12
- BMKG Info Application — GPS reality-time for specific forecast Wonogiri and southern region
- Cuaca.in — Today's weather and 7-day forecast
General Question about Wonogiri Weather
What's Wonogiri's average temperature?
_ ~110-150 meters) ranges 24-33 ° C — The typical low plains of Central Java. In the south of Wonogiri area (Praciantoro, Eromiko, elevation 100-400 meters), the temperature in the dry season can reach 34-36 ° C — It's very hot because the limestone region doesn't have enough vegetation to provide a download. In the vicinity of the Mongany Elephant, whose water is vast, the temperature is slightly cooler by cooling evaporation from the surface of a large lake. Wonogiri's rainfall is lower than Midwest Java — About 1,500-2,000 mm per year in Wonogiri city, down to 1,00-1,500 mm in the southern carst area.
Why is the drought so severe in southern Wonogiri?
The limestone district of Wonogiri in the south (Pracimantatoro, Eromiko, Giritontro) is one of the most vulnerable areas of Central Java. The main cause: carst land is very porous — The rain immediately permeates underground through the rupture of limestone, not stored as shallow ground water which is accessible to ordinary wells; the vegetation is very minimal in the carst areas that the chalk rocks dominate. — So that there is no water storage above the ground; and the rainfall in this region is lower than the North Wonogiri. In the long dry season (especially El Niño), citizens of the Wonogiri karst were forced to buy water from water trucks that were brought from beyond the region.
How did the weather affect the elephant reservoir tour?
The Mongany Elephant is the famous Wonogiri natural destination destination. — A vast union of lakes with hills around them draws many visitors from Solo, Yogyakarta, and surrounding areas. Weather determines the beauty and accessibility of reservoirs: in the dry season when the volume of the reservoir is low, the surface of the water goes down and some areas usually get drilled. — Sometimes there are islands and former village structures which were drowned during the development of reservoirs; in the rainy season, full volume of reservoirs and a much more beautiful view of water, but cloudy weather and rain limit tourist comfort. The best time to visit the elephant reservoir was the start of the dry season when the water was still full but the weather was clear.
How did Wonogir@@
Wonogir@@ — The longest river in Java. In the monsoon of the high rainfall in Wonogiri: the elephant reservoir is filled full and breaks down into the Solo Bengawan whose grades are rising drastically — This is what triggered the flood along the Solo Bengawan stream in Central Java and East Java. In the dry season, the elephant reservoir should release the controlled water to keep the minimum discharge of the Solo Bengawan from drying up. — vital to agriculture and water drinking along the river stream.
What does El Niño have to do with weather and life in Wonogiri?
El Niño's prolonged drought had a very serious impact in Wonogiri, especially in the southern region: the longer and worse drought than usual. — Karst zealots had to buy water for months longer; the volume of the elephant reservoir went down drastically threatening the supply of irrigation and electricity from the PLTA; the forests and bushes which were very dry increased the risk of land fires and forests in the Winogiri ridge; and the farmers in Wonogiri were forced to cancel or delay the plant on the MT III paddy because there was not enough irrigation water. El Niño 2023 is one of the most severe effects for Wonogiri in the last decade.
Understand patterns Wonogiri weather — From the severe drought of the carst region in the dry season to the role of the Elephant's reservoir to the role of a solo Bengawan waterbender — is key to understanding the dynamics of one of the most strategic districts in Java water resource management. Keep monitoring Today's weather and 7-day forecast.
