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Travel guide > Asia > Climate and weather of Indonesia
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Indonesia has two different climatic zones.
Temperatures reach 31° in the coastal plains all year round (they lose one degree every ninety meters in the mountains). Rainfall is abundant (1 500 to 3 000 mm per year in the coastal plains, 3 000 to 6 000 mm per year in the mountains). Humidity oscillates between 70 and 90% during the year.
The northern islands (Borneo and Sumatra)
The islands located in the north of Indonesia have an equatorial climate. Temperatures are constant throughout the year (31°) and rainfall is high (2 000 to 3 000 mm per year in the coastal plains, more in the mountains).
The southern islands (Java and Bali)
The islands located in the south of Indonesia have a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season. Rainfall ranges between 1 500 and 2 000 mm per year.
Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures are constant (31° during the daytime, 23° at night) and rainfall is abundant. Sunshine is low (four to five hours a day).
Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures are stable (30-31°) and rainfall is low. Sunshine is high (eight to nine hours per day).
When to go to Indonesia (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Indonesia is pleasant during the following months :
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March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Bandung
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
27° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
20° |
19° |
18° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
28° |
min |
18° |
18° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
20° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
240 |
250 |
230 |
140 |
110 |
100 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
50 |
50 |
150 |
200 |
210 |
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Denpasar
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
33° |
33° |
34° |
34° |
33° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
24° |
23° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
34° |
33° |
33° |
min |
23° |
22° |
23° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
340 |
270 |
230 |
90 |
90 |
50 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
20 |
50 |
60 |
180 |
280 |
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Jakarta (Capital of Indonesia)
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
30° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
24° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
19 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
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Medan
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
130 |
80 |
100 |
140 |
180 |
130 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
140 |
180 |
220 |
270 |
240 |
200 |
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Padang
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
30° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
340 |
250 |
300 |
370 |
300 |
270 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
270 |
320 |
380 |
480 |
510 |
460 |
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Palembang
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
26° |
25° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
240 |
240 |
280 |
270 |
190 |
110 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
100 |
90 |
110 |
200 |
260 |
330 |
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Semarang
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
32° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
31° |
min |
25° |
25° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
430 |
360 |
320 |
230 |
160 |
80 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
60 |
100 |
160 |
220 |
330 |
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Surabaya
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
26° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
32° |
32° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
min |
25° |
25° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
26° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
280 |
250 |
230 |
140 |
100 |
50 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
120 |
230 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Indonesia are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Indonesia, a country located in Southeast Asia, is bordered by Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea to the east. by the Indian Ocean to the southwest, by Malaysia to the north and by the Pacific Ocean to the northeast.
Capital: Jakarta
Area: 2 000 000 km²
Population: 254 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Indonesian
Currency: Indonesian rupiah
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