Best time to visit Indonesia

Indonesia is rarely comfortable for being outside at midday at any time of year.

Being outside

rarely good

Sun

varies by place

Walking

rarely good

of 140 cities rate Good for being outside in early January

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share of 140 cities rated Good at midday, %Jan · 0%

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City by city each place’s own season · most visited first · hover to find it on the map

North and south

Indonesia spans about 16 degrees of latitude, so its halves keep different seasons for being outside.

The north

No season when most of its cities rate Good

around Jakarta, Medan and Bekasi

The south

No season when most of its cities rate Good

around Surabaya, Malang and Depok

More guides

City guides in Indonesia

JakartaSurabayaMedanMalangDenpasarSemarangPalembangMakassarPekanbaruPadangBalikpapanSurakartaManadoBandungYogyakartaMataramSingaraja

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On the map

Indonesia on the map

How this is worked out

Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, read at midday local solar time, in ten-day sections. A season is quoted for the country only where at least 60% of the 140 cities counted agree it is Good. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55. It is what a time of year is usually like, not a forecast.