aWhy does Bandung seem to have two wet seasons, while…
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aWhy does Bandung seem to have two wet seasons, while nearby Jakarta only has one?
Looking at the climate data for Bandung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung#Climate nd Jakarta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta#Climate, something interesting stands out:
+ Bandung gets over 300mm of rain in November, then it tapers off a bit, but shoots back up to 300+mm in March — almost like it has two peaks in its wet season.
+ In contrast, Jakarta (just ~150 km away) has a more classic single wet season, peaking around January–February.
I know elevation and geography probably play a big role here — Bandung is inland, in a valley (I think?), and surrounded by mountains, while Jakarta is coastal and low-lying. But I'm curious about the specific science behind how location and topography can split a wet season into two.
##How exactly do features like elevation, mountain barriers, and inland position shape rainfall seasonality so drastically — especially in places so close together
#science
Looking at the climate data for Bandung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung#Climate nd Jakarta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta#Climate, something interesting stands out:
+ Bandung gets over 300mm of rain in November, then it tapers off a bit, but shoots back up to 300+mm in March — almost like it has two peaks in its wet season.
+ In contrast, Jakarta (just ~150 km away) has a more classic single wet season, peaking around January–February.
I know elevation and geography probably play a big role here — Bandung is inland, in a valley (I think?), and surrounded by mountains, while Jakarta is coastal and low-lying. But I'm curious about the specific science behind how location and topography can split a wet season into two.
##How exactly do features like elevation, mountain barriers, and inland position shape rainfall seasonality so drastically — especially in places so close together
#science
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