Best Time to Visit Yogyakarta

The best time to visit Yogyakarta is June to September, when the average temperature is 25–26°C and rainfall is low for Yogyakarta, at 38–135 mm a month.

Yogyakarta weather by month

The wettest month in Yogyakarta is January with 353 mm of rain, and the warmest is April at an average 27°C. The coolest is August at 25°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January27°C / 81°F
353 mm
Wet
February27°C / 81°F
342 mm
Wet
March27°C / 81°F
267 mm
Wet
April27°C / 81°F
232 mm
Wet
May27°C / 81°F
211 mm
Wet
June26°C / 79°F
135 mm
Best
July25°C / 77°F
79 mm
Best
August25°C / 76°F
38 mm
Best
September25°C / 77°F
82 mm
Best
October26°C / 79°F
194 mm
Wet
November27°C / 80°F
308 mm
Wet
December27°C / 80°F
353 mm
Wet

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Yogyakarta: under 150 mm, and no more than 277 mm, a quarter above Yogyakarta'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 277 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 Yogyakarta International (YIA) (YIA) at -7.91, 110.06. 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.