Jakarta month by month
Plan your visit to Jakarta by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 331 mm
January is Jakarta's single wettest month, with 28 of 31 days likely to see some form of rain. Flooding regularly closes roads across the northern lowlands and neighborhoods along…
- February
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 292 mm
February lands in the thick of Jakarta's wet season, and this month tends to show it. With roughly 292mm of rain spread across about 26 days, it is the second-wettest month after…
- March
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 279 mm
March in Jakarta means monsoon. The city sits deep in its wet season, with heavy afternoon downpours that arrive most days between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and turn low-lying streets near…
- April
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 205 mm
April in Jakarta marks the tail of the wet season, and the single most important thing to know is that it still rains on roughly half the days. The city averages 205mm of rainfall…
- May
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 190 mm
May in Jakarta marks the turn from wet season into dry. Temperatures hold in the low 30s Celsius (upper 80s Fahrenheit), and the humidity clings to everything, thick enough that…
- June
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 166 mm
June in Jakarta announces itself the moment you step outside Soekarno-Hatta's air-conditioned terminals. The humidity wraps around you like a warm, damp cloth, and within minutes…
- July
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 102 mm
July is Jakarta's second-driest month. Rainfall drops to roughly 102mm, and you can go several days without seeing rain at all. Daytime temperatures reach about 32°C (90°F) and…
- August
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 99 mm
August 17 is Hari Kemerdekaan, Indonesian Independence Day, and Jakarta throws the country's largest celebration. The flag-raising ceremony takes place at Merdeka Palace while…
- September
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 133 mm
September in Jakarta lands at the tail of the dry season, and the single most important thing to know is the haze. Smoke from agricultural burning across Sumatra and Kalimantan can…
- October
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 177 mm
October in Jakarta marks the shift from dry season to wet. August's 99mm of rainfall nearly doubles to 177mm by October, spread across about 22 of the month's 31 days. Temperatures…
- November
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 246 mm
November is when Jakarta's wet season hits its stride. The city receives roughly 246mm of rain across about 26 days, nearly 70mm more than October. Temperatures reach around 32°C…
- December
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 269 mm
December in Jakarta means rain. This is deep wet season, with downpours on roughly 27 of the month's 31 days. The storms tend to be sudden afternoon events that roll in around…