Rainy season

Indonesia: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from November to March, the dry season from July to September. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: July – September.

Precipitation by destination

Banda Aceh
Rainy: from October to December
1. 144
2. 97
3. 154
4. 198
5. 225
6. 117
7. 128
8. 159
9. 198
10. 292
11. 369
12. 267
Bandung
Rainy: from November to March
1. 394
2. 378
3. 400
4. 359
5. 260
6. 188
7. 133
8. 106
9. 179
10. 329
11. 491
12. 450
Batam
Rainy: from November to December
1. 233
2. 116
3. 203
4. 243
5. 224
6. 191
7. 167
8. 188
9. 186
10. 251
11. 342
12. 319
Denpasar
Rainy: from November to March
1. 270
2. 244
3. 226
4. 168
5. 95
6. 61
7. 44
8. 25
9. 56
10. 101
11. 234
12. 287
Jakarta
Rainy: from December to March
1. 283
2. 282
3. 228
4. 193
5. 118
6. 93
7. 71
8. 51
9. 61
10. 132
11. 205
12. 250
Jayapura
No pronounced rainy season
1. 243
2. 254
3. 260
4. 251
5. 214
6. 208
7. 216
8. 206
9. 197
10. 191
11. 229
12. 258
Komodo Island
Rainy: from December to March
1. 185
2. 177
3. 136
4. 83
5. 35
6. 22
7. 11
8. 5
9. 7
10. 18
11. 65
12. 173
Kuta, Bali
Rainy: from November to March
1. 270
2. 244
3. 226
4. 168
5. 95
6. 61
7. 44
8. 25
9. 56
10. 101
11. 234
12. 287
Labuan Bajo
Rainy: from December to March
1. 271
2. 278
3. 231
4. 159
5. 64
6. 39
7. 21
8. 10
9. 34
10. 89
11. 149
12. 248
Makassar
Rainy: from December to March
1. 496
2. 371
3. 278
4. 213
5. 153
6. 126
7. 86
8. 34
9. 42
10. 123
11. 221
12. 474
Medan
Rainy: from October to December
1. 232
2. 152
3. 187
4. 242
5. 245
6. 208
7. 207
8. 259
9. 315
10. 351
11. 393
12. 355
Nusantara
Rainy: from December to April
1. 338
2. 301
3. 353
4. 349
5. 274
6. 226
7. 187
8. 162
9. 177
10. 231
11. 316
12. 349
Senggigi, Lombok
Rainy: from November to March
1. 295
2. 260
3. 227
4. 164
5. 63
6. 36
7. 21
8. 7
9. 27
10. 73
11. 192
12. 301
Surabaya
Rainy: from November to March
1. 269
2. 266
3. 266
4. 181
5. 104
6. 52
7. 25
8. 10
9. 24
10. 87
11. 191
12. 276
Ubud, Bali
Rainy: from November to March
1. 270
2. 244
3. 226
4. 168
5. 95
6. 61
7. 44
8. 25
9. 56
10. 101
11. 234
12. 287
Yogyakarta
Rainy: from November to March
1. 294
2. 283
3. 238
4. 165
5. 94
6. 56
7. 21
8. 9
9. 29
10. 96
11. 226
12. 301

Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.

Indonesia: rainy season, quick answers

Indonesia: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from November to March. On average, 305 mm fall in December, the wettest month.

Indonesia: when is the dry season?

The driest months are July – September, with 80 mm on average in August.

Indonesia: when is the best time to avoid the rain?

July – September: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.

Indonesia: weather & best time to visit Rainy season: when is the dry season?

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences