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Best time to visit Bali

Indonesia · 8.65°S 115.14°E · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Tropical preset (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon)

The best time to visit Bali is April to October, with highs of 29–31 °C84–88 °F and nights of 22–24 °C72–75 °F, and rainfall of 24–152 mm0.9–6.0 in a month.

The rainy season is October to April; November to March is a true monsoon, with 184–312 mm7.2–12 in a month and a peak in January (312 mm12 in). Afternoon highs change little through the year, 29–31 °C84–88 °F, and peak in April.

The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at -8.65, 115.14. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.

Bali weather by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.

Weather you like

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon

Good time to go for a Tropical holiday: April to October.

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▲ Highs average daily high , coldest to warmest month
31°87°JAN3121231°87°FEB2561031°87°MAR2088.231°88°APR1124.431°87°MAY963.830°86°JUN722.829°84°JUL803.129°84°AUG240.930°86°SEP883.531°87°OCT1526.031°88°NOV1847.231°87°DEC25610
▼ Rainfall per month, driest to wettest

Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.

What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F for Tropical). Rain is judged by each month's class within Bali's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.

MonthRain High Low SeasonTropical verdict
January3121231872474monsoonmonsoon
February2561031872474monsoonmonsoon
March2088.231872474monsoonmonsoon
April1124.431882474rainygood
May963.831872373showersgood
June722.830862373showersgood
July803.129842272showersgood
August240.929842272drygood
September883.530862373showersgood
October1526.031872373rainygood
November1847.231882474monsoonmonsoon
December2561031872474monsoonmonsoon

When to go to Bali, by holiday type

Looking forRuleMonths that fit
Warmhighs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showersno month
Tropicalhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoonApril to October
Beachhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showersMay to September
Coolhighs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoonno month
Snowhighs below 3 °C37 °F, any rainno month

Is there a rainy season in Bali?

Yes. The rainy season is October to April; November to March is a true monsoon, with 184–312 mm7.2–12 in a month and a peak in January (312 mm12 in). Outside the rainy season, August is dry.

Afternoon highs change little through the year, 29–31 °C84–88 °F, and peak in April. Annual rainfall is about 1,840 mm72 in.

Where to go instead when Bali does not fit

The nearest destinations that fit the Tropical preset in the months when Bali does not:

Nearby destinations

distances in . Tap a unit to switch.

The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.