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 good across more than 63% of the territory for: July, August, September and October
The best months to go to Java (Jakarta) are July, August, September and October
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
Rote Island is the city with the best climate, with good weather 11 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			Our opinion	View Details
January	81°F to 88°F	80%	tolerable	Indonesia in january
February*	81°F to 86°F	77%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in february
March*	81°F to 88°F	77%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in march
April*	81°F to 88°F	71%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in april
May*	81°F to 88°F	56%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in may
June*	81°F to 88°F	40%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in june
July*	81°F to 86°F	36%	tolerable to perfect*	Indonesia in july
August*	79°F to 86°F	28%	tolerable to perfect*	Indonesia in august
September*	81°F to 88°F	33%	tolerable to perfect*	Indonesia in september
October*	81°F to 90°F	43%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in october
November*	81°F to 88°F	68%	tolerable to good*	Indonesia in november
December	81°F to 88°F	81%	tolerable	Indonesia in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Indonesia by cities

Best time to go to Java (Jakarta)

The best months to go to Java (Jakarta) are july, august, september and october.

Best time to go to Bali

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

Best time to go to Lombok

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

Best time to go to Sulawesi (Makassar)

The best time to go to Sulawesi (Makassar) is august.

Best time to go to Sumatra (Medan)

The best months to go to Sumatra (Medan) are february and march.

Best time to go to Flores

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

Best time to go to Indonesian Papua

Best time to go to Kalimantan (Borneo)

Best time to go to Komodo island

Best time to go to Moluques

Best time to go to Sumbawa

Best time to go to Timor

Best time to go to Rote Island

Best time to go to Sumba (Waingapu)

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Climate and Weather in Indonesia

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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.

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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.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Java (Jakarta)	90°F	90°F	92°F	94°F	94°F	94°F	94°F	92°F	94°F	94°F	92°F	92°F
Bali	86°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	83°F	86°F	88°F	86°F
Lombok	88°F	88°F	88°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	86°F	88°F	90°F	88°F
Sulawesi (Makassar)	88°F	90°F	90°F	92°F	92°F	92°F	92°F	92°F	94°F	95°F	94°F	90°F
Sumatra (Medan)	90°F	92°F	94°F	95°F	95°F	95°F	95°F	95°F	94°F	94°F	92°F	92°F
Flores	88°F	88°F	88°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	86°F	88°F	90°F	90°F
Indonesian Papua	86°F	86°F	86°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	88°F
Kalimantan (Borneo)	90°F	90°F	92°F	92°F	94°F	94°F	94°F	92°F	94°F	92°F	90°F	90°F
Komodo island	86°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	86°F	90°F	92°F	90°F	88°F
Moluques	92°F	92°F	92°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	86°F	90°F	92°F	92°F
Sumbawa	86°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	86°F	90°F	92°F	90°F	88°F
Timor	88°F	88°F	90°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	88°F	90°F	92°F	90°F
Rote Island	90°F	90°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	86°F	88°F	90°F	90°F
Sumba (Waingapu)	88°F	88°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	88°F	90°F	92°F	90°F

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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.