The Indonesian weather forecast, for people on the move.

Visitors to Indonesia may be surprised how little attention is paid to the weather forecast. Many local television channels only show a weather forecast during their English-language news, and satellite/cable TV does not offer an equivalent of e.g. The Weather Channel. Some newspapers have a weather forecast for Jakarta, but not national weather.

While Indonesia has a tropical climate and there is less daily variation, it is still important to know if there will be e.g. rain, strong winds affecting e.g. ferries between Java and Bali, or a cloudy sky ruining your sunrise trip up Mt Bromo.

With this post, we are giving people the chance to get a weather forecast quickly and easily.

Chris was also once a qualified meteorologist, so he has selected the most accurate, easiest to follow and regularly updated weather forecasts for Indonesia – not just the ones that look nice. The forecasts come from AccuWeather, while the monthly averages come from WeatherOnline and World Weather Online. (Unfortunately, the official Indonesian weather bureau’s website is not so useful; it has only a 2-day forecast, and no way to upload or embed it here.)

This is not just a compilation of weather forecasts, but also monthly average temperatures and rainfall, so you can plan your next holiday and make an informed choice when booking your flights and hotels.

There has been an effort to include cities that are popular with tourists but rarely have their own weather forecast: Komodo Island, Ubud, Tana Toraja, Togean Islands, Wangi-Wangi, Baliem Valley. Unfortunately, we could not find an accurate forecast for these cities.

And now to the weather….

By City (A-Z) | By Region | Map

Weather By City (A-Z)

Ambon | Bali (Denpasar) | Baliem Valley (Wamena) | Balikpapan | Banda Aceh | Bandarlampung | Bandung | Banjarmasin | Banyuwangi | Batam | Bengkulu | Berau (Tanjung Redep) | Bima | Bogor | Bukittinggi | Cilacap | Cirebon | Ende | Gorontalo | Jakarta | Jambi | Jayapura | Kendari | Komodo (Labuan Bajo) | Kupang | Lake Toba (Parapat) | Lombok (Mataram) | Luwuk | Makassar | Malang* | Manado | Maumere | Medan | Nias (Gunung Sitoli) | Padang | Palangkaraya* | Palembang | Palu | Pangandaran | Pangkalan Bun (Kumai) | Pekanbaru | Pontianak | Probolinggo | Semarang | Solo (Surakarta) | Sorong | Sumbawa Besar | Surabaya | Tambolaka | Tana Toraja (Rantepao) | Tarakan | Ternate | Timika* | Togean Islands (Wakai) | Ubud | Waingapu | Wangi-Wangi* | Yogyakarta
*No monthly averages, only weather forecast

Weather By Region

NUSA TENGGARA & BALI Denpasar, Bali Ubud, Bali Mataram, Lombok Bima, Sumbawa Sumbawa Besar Komodo Island Ende, Flores Maumere, Flores Kupang, West Timor Waingapu, Sumba Tambolaka, Sumba	JAVA Jakarta Bogor, West Java Bandung, West Java Cirebon, West Java Pangandaran, West Java Yogyakarta Cilacap, Central Java Solo, Central Java Semarang, Central Java Surabaya, East Java Malang, East Java Probolinggo, East Java Banyuwangi, East Java	SUMATRA Medan, North Sum Lake Toba, North Sum Nias, North Sum Banda Aceh, Aceh Batam, Riau Islands Padang, West Sum Bukittinggi, West Sum Pekanbaru, Riau Jambi Palembang, South Sum Bengkulu Bandarlampung
KALIMANTAN Pontianak, West Kal Pangkalan Bun, Central Kal Palangkaraya, Central Kal Banjarmasin, South Kal Balikpapan, East Kal Berau, East Kal Tarakan, East Kal	SULAWESI Makassar, South Sul Tana Toraja, South Sul Palu, Central Sul Togean Islands Gorontalo Manado, North Sul Kendari, South-East Sul Wangi-Wangi, South-East Sul	MALUKU & PAPUA Ambon, Maluku Ternate, North Maluku Sorong, West Papua Timika, Papua Jayapura, Papua Baliem Valley, Papua

Weather Map

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Comments, corrections and suggestions for extra cities welcome below.