Best Time to Visit Jakarta
The best time to visit Jakarta is May to October, when the average temperature is 27–28°C and rainfall is low for Jakarta, at 49–141 mm a month.
Jakarta weather by month
The wettest month in Jakarta is February with 386 mm of rain, and the warmest is October at an average 28°C. The coolest is February at 27°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C / 80°F | 353 mm | Wet |
| February | 27°C / 80°F | 386 mm | Wet |
| March | 27°C / 81°F | 248 mm | Wet |
| April | 28°C / 82°F | 197 mm | Wet |
| May | 28°C / 82°F | 141 mm | Best |
| June | 27°C / 81°F | 95 mm | Best |
| July | 27°C / 80°F | 89 mm | Best |
| August | 27°C / 80°F | 49 mm | Best |
| September | 28°C / 82°F | 66 mm | Best |
| October | 28°C / 82°F | 134 mm | Best |
| November | 28°C / 82°F | 198 mm | Wet |
| December | 27°C / 81°F | 244 mm | Wet |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Jakarta: under 150 mm, and no more than 211 mm, a quarter above Jakarta's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 211 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) at -6.13, 106.66. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.