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The best time to visit Indonesia is May-June
The warmest month of the year in Jakarta, one of the most popular travel destinations in Indonesia, is October, where the average maximum temperature gets to around 32℃ (89℉). Temperatures can reach as high as 36℃ (97℉) on the hottest days in summer. The temperature at night in the winter can drop to as low as 23℃ (74℉), although this can differ at other destinations across Indonesia depending on the geography.
The longest days between sunrise and sunset in Indonesia are usually in March, so if you want to get the most out of your daytime activities, be sure to plan your visit around this time. March sees the most amount of rain in a month if you’re ok with chancing getting drenched, so if you’re looking to stay dry, visit in August instead.
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Indonesia seasons
Before you plan your trip, it’s important to know when the seasons are as they may be different to yours depending on where you’re travelling from. Indonesia is in the Southern hemisphere, so the seasons fall on:
Season | Months |
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Summer | December to February |
Autumn/fall | March to May |
Winter | June to August |
Spring | September to November |
Best time to visit the top destinations in Indonesia
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Ambon | June | ↑↓ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 28℃26℃ | 27℃25℃ | 27℃25℃ | 27℃25℃ | 28℃26℃ | 29℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ |
Banda Aceh | October | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ |
Bandung | October | ↑↓ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃26℃ |
Batam | May-June | ↑↓ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃26℃ |
Jakarta | May-June | ↑↓ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 32℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ |
Labuan Bajo | September-October | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 28℃23℃ | 27℃22℃ | 28℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ | 31℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ |
Makassar | September-October | ↑↓ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ |
Manado | October | ↑↓ | 28℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ |
Medan | September-October | ↑↓ | 31℃23℃ | 32℃23℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 34℃24℃ | 33℃23℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃23℃ | 32℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 31℃23℃ |
Padang | September-October | ↑↓ | 27℃20℃ | 27℃20℃ | 27℃20℃ | 27℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃19℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 26℃20℃ | 26℃20℃ |
Sumba Island | May-July | ↑↓ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ |
Surabaya | October | ↑↓ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 32℃25℃ | 33℃26℃ | 32℃27℃ | 31℃26℃ |
Yogyakarta | September-October | ↑↓ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 28℃22℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ |
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