Annual mean 28°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind S
Warmest
30.1 °C
Coldest
28.8 °C
Wettest
70%
Windiest
3.2 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
never good
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The average temperature in Balikpapan over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C. Balikpapan has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 51% in June, the driest month, to 61% in April, the wettest. Winds in Balikpapan are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Balikpapan come in February, when the sky is typically 54% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
Month by month Balikpapan climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
30°C
25°C
34°C
57%
55%
2.0 m/s
1
38
0
February
30°C
25°C
34°C
55%
54%
2.3 m/s
1
39
0
March
30°C
25°C
34°C
56%
57%
2.0 m/s
1
30
0
April
30°C
26°C
35°C
61%
56%
1.8 m/s
1
23
0
May
30°C
26°C
35°C
59%
59%
1.6 m/s
1
19
0
June
29°C
26°C
34°C
51%
57%
1.8 m/s
2
30
0
July
29°C
26°C
33°C
55%
57%
2.2 m/s
0
39
0
August
29°C
26°C
33°C
56%
57%
2.3 m/s
1
43
0
September
29°C
26°C
34°C
55%
56%
2.2 m/s
1
37
0
October
30°C
26°C
34°C
58%
59%
1.8 m/s
1
27
0
November
30°C
26°C
35°C
52%
56%
1.6 m/s
1
25
0
December
30°C
25°C
34°C
57%
59%
1.8 m/s
0
31
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Balikpapan weather by season
Year round, Balikpapan has days of about 29°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 30°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 25°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Balikpapan weather in winterJune to August
High 29°CLow 26°CRain 54%
Winter in Balikpapan has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Balikpapan weather in springSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 26°CRain 55%
Spring in Balikpapan has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Balikpapan weather in summerDecember to February
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 56%
Summer in Balikpapan has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Balikpapan weather in autumnMarch to May
High 30°CLow 26°CRain 58%
Autumn in Balikpapan has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Balikpapan?
Balikpapan has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 51% in June, the driest month, to 61% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Balikpapan windiest?
Winds in Balikpapan are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Balikpapan year round?
The average temperature in Balikpapan over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C.