

Sulawesi, with its unusual shape, also experiences slightly different weather patterns and rainfall can be expected in the northern regions of the island during June and July. On Sumatra it rains from October to January in the north, and November to February in the south. In most regions, the dry season spans from May to September, with the rains falling between October and April. Weather in Indonesia can be split into two seasons - wet and dry - with warm tropical temperatures averaging 28☌ during the day, throughout the year. Temperatures remain fairly constant year round with averages of 28☌ throughout the region. However, the eastern islands such as Sulawesi, West Papua, Raja Ampat and the Moluccas Islands drum to a different beat and mostly peak between March and May and again in October. The wet season is between October & April, with rainfall occurring in short, heavy bursts. The tables below split the ‘country’ (made up of 17,508 islands) into two regions - the western & central islands and the eastern islands (that sit to the east of the Wallace Line), however we encourage you to read the more detailed summaries below as there can be significant variations in conditions between the islands within each group.įor the western and central Indonesian islands (such as Bali, Java, the Gilis, Lombok and Komodo), the best time to visit Indonesia is during dry season which spans from May to September and this is the most popular time to visit the country.

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With the westernmost point a full 3200 miles from the eastern most tip, so it should come as no surprise that summarising the weather in Indonesia is not straightforward.
