Best time to go to Indonesia for a perfect weather and where to go?

Find the most favorable time to visit Indonesia from seasonal norms in many locations like Lombok or Surabaya below.

When is the best time to go to Indonesia?

When is the best time to go to Indonesia? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

  • In Indonesia, the weather is at least tolerable in February, June, July, August and September
  • The best months to go to Java (Jakarta) are January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
  • On average, it is hot all year round in Java (Jakarta)
  • The rainiest months in this city are January, February, March, April, November and December
  • Sumba (Waingapu) is the city with the best climate, with good weather 7 months a year
  • The sea temperature is suitable for swimming all year round in Java (Jakarta)

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Indonesia for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month
January 28°C to 31°C
82%
February 28°C to 31°C
79%
March 28°C to 31°C
80%
April 28°C to 32°C
72%
May 28°C to 32°C
58%
June 28°C to 31°C
44%
July 27°C to 31°C
40%
August 27°C to 31°C
33%
September 27°C to 32°C
37%
October 28°C to 32°C
47%
November 28°C to 32°C
70%
December 28°C to 32°C
85%
* weather varies across the country

Best time to travel to Indonesia by cities

Java (Jakarta)

Best time to go to Java (Jakarta)

The best months to go to Java (Jakarta) are january, february, march, june, july, august, september, october, november and december.

Bali

Best time to go to Bali

The best months to go to Bali are june, july, august, september and october.

Lombok

Best time to go to Lombok

The best months to go to Lombok are july, august and september.

Sulawesi (Makassar)

Best time to go to Sulawesi (Makassar)

The best months to go to Sulawesi (Makassar) are january, february, march, april, june, july, august, september and december.

Sumatra (Medan)

Best time to go to Sumatra (Medan)

The best time to visit Sumatra (Medan) is february.

Flores

Best time to go to Flores

The best months to go to Flores are may, june, july, august and september.

Other cities and places in Indonesia

Indonesian Papua
Indonesian Papua
Kalimantan (Borneo)
Kalimantan (Borneo)
Komodo island
Komodo island
Moluques
Moluques
Sumbawa
Sumbawa
Timor
Timor
Rote Island
Rote Island
Sumba (Waingapu)
Sumba (Waingapu)

Tours and organised trips in Indonesia

Climate and Weather in Indonesia

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Indonesia: Indonesia-100

Temperatures and rainfall in Indonesia

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Indonesia and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Java (Jakarta), Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi (Makassar) and Sumatra (Medan), as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.

33°C
27°C 		33°C
27°C 		34°C
27°C 		35°C
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29°C 		34°C
28°C
74% 78% 84% 84% 65% 54% 51% 39% 47% 75% 84% 78%
29°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 30°C
31°C
28°C 		31°C
28°C 		32°C
29°C 		33°C
29°C 		32°C
28°C 		31°C
27°C 		30°C
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26°C 		31°C
27°C 		32°C
28°C 		32°C
29°C
73% 70% 63% 65% 56% 45% 46% 31% 29% 36% 63% 75%
29°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 28°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 29°C 30°C
32°C
29°C 		32°C
29°C 		33°C
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29°C 		32°C
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29°C
93% 91% 87% 82% 64% 40% 34% 23% 33% 54% 88% 89%
30°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 29°C 28°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 29°C 30°C 30°C
32°C
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26°C
65% 72% 77% 82% 73% 61% 41% 21% 23% 33% 66% 80%
33°C
25°C 		34°C
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26°C 		34°C
26°C 		33°C
25°C
71% 61% 65% 73% 82% 73% 76% 87% 83% 89% 93% 89%
29°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 31°C 31°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C
32°C
28°C 		32°C
28°C 		32°C
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28°C 		32°C
28°C 		31°C
27°C 		30°C
27°C 		30°C
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28°C 		33°C
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30°C 		33°C
29°C
92% 84% 80% 65% 46% 32% 21% 17% 21% 33% 63% 87%
30°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 29°C 28°C 28°C 28°C 28°C 29°C 30°C 31°C
32°C
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23°C 		33°C
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24°C
77% 80% 89% 92% 78% 69% 67% 67% 74% 70% 83% 88%
32°C
25°C 		33°C
25°C 		33°C
25°C 		34°C
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26°C
81% 79% 83% 84% 87% 69% 65% 68% 69% 84% 93% 84%
31°C
26°C 		31°C
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25°C 		31°C
25°C 		31°C
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23°C 		33°C
23°C 		34°C
25°C 		34°C
25°C 		32°C
25°C
96% 93% 90% 77% 50% 31% 22% 13% 20% 35% 73% 95%
34°C
29°C 		34°C
29°C 		34°C
29°C 		34°C
29°C 		33°C
29°C 		32°C
28°C 		31°C
27°C 		31°C
27°C 		32°C
27°C 		34°C
28°C 		34°C
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30°C
82% 81% 91% 90% 75% 75% 74% 71% 57% 53% 78% 86%
30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 28°C 28°C 28°C 28°C 29°C 30°C 30°C
31°C
25°C 		31°C
24°C 		32°C
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23°C 		34°C
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25°C
96% 93% 90% 77% 50% 31% 22% 13% 20% 35% 73% 95%
30°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 29°C 28°C 28°C 28°C 29°C 30°C 30°C
32°C
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27°C 		33°C
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27°C 		32°C
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25°C 		33°C
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27°C 		35°C
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28°C
82% 74% 74% 42% 27% 7% 9% 3% 8% 15% 37% 81%
33°C
29°C 		33°C
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80% 67% 64% 37% 24% 9% 8% 3% 7% 12% 23% 68%
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26°C 		32°C
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81% 83% 78% 47% 35% 19% 16% 6% 15% 23% 52% 85%
30°C 29°C 30°C 29°C 29°C 28°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 29°C 30°C 31°C

Where to go in Indonesia?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities jan.feb.mar.apr.mayjun.jul.aug.sep.oct.nov.dec.
Java (Jakarta)33°C33°C34°C35°C35°C35°C35°C35°C35°C35°C35°C34°C
Bali31°C31°C32°C33°C32°C31°C30°C29°C29°C31°C32°C32°C
Lombok32°C32°C33°C33°C33°C32°C32°C31°C32°C33°C33°C32°C
Sulawesi (Makassar)32°C32°C33°C34°C34°C33°C33°C34°C35°C35°C35°C33°C
Sumatra (Medan)33°C34°C35°C35°C36°C36°C36°C36°C35°C35°C34°C33°C
Flores32°C32°C32°C33°C32°C31°C30°C30°C31°C33°C34°C33°C
Indonesian Papua32°C32°C31°C32°C32°C32°C33°C32°C33°C33°C32°C32°C
Kalimantan (Borneo)32°C33°C33°C34°C34°C34°C34°C34°C34°C34°C33°C33°C
Komodo island31°C31°C32°C32°C31°C31°C31°C31°C33°C34°C34°C32°C
Moluques34°C34°C34°C34°C33°C32°C31°C31°C32°C34°C34°C34°C
Sumbawa31°C31°C32°C32°C31°C31°C31°C31°C33°C34°C34°C32°C
Timor32°C32°C33°C33°C33°C32°C32°C31°C33°C34°C35°C33°C
Rote Island33°C33°C33°C34°C33°C32°C31°C30°C31°C33°C34°C33°C
Sumba (Waingapu)32°C32°C33°C33°C32°C31°C31°C31°C32°C34°C34°C33°C

Legend:

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tolerable weather

bad weather

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Is this weather information for Indonesia reliable?

Climate data for Indonesia has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Indonesia allows us to determine the average for each month in Java (Jakarta), Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi (Makassar), Sumatra (Medan), Flores, Indonesian Papua, Kalimantan (Borneo), and 6 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.

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