Sleman
Sleman is seat capital of Sleman Regency, Indonesia. It is on the road between Yogyakarta and Magelang. It is in the regency that is home to Mount Merapi, which started its most recent eruption in late October and early November 2010, killing hundreds, including Maridjan, the spiritual keeper of the legendary spirits of the famous volcano, Indonesia's most active.
It was also a stopping place on the railway that followed the same route.
Climate
Sleman has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
| Climate data for Sleman | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.8 (85.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 368 (14.5) |
320 (12.6) |
361 (14.2) |
213 (8.4) |
165 (6.5) |
91 (3.6) |
36 (1.4) |
26 (1.0) |
48 (1.9) |
145 (5.7) |
258 (10.2) |
314 (12.4) |
2,345 (92.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
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