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Sumedang Regency has experienced considerable development in recent times. They started with expanding residential areas and toll roads to the construction of the second-largest dam in Indonesia (Jatigede Dam). Changes in land cover may influence the temperature above and around it. This study aims to analyze the spatial pattern of surface temperature in Sumedang Regency in 2007, 2013, 2017, and 2022 which is influenced by land cover changes. The data used are Landsat TM, Landsat OLI/TIRS, and Landsat OLI-2/TIRS-2 images. The data is taken and processed using Google Earth Engine. A field survey was used with a cluster random sampling method for data validation. The results found an increase in LST from 2007 until 2022, with the most significant increase occurring in 2022. This increase was accompanied by changes in land cover in Sumedang Regency. The construction of toll roads has led to a substantial rise in LST