Yogyakarta month by month
Plan your visit to Yogyakarta by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 302 mm
January is the middle of Yogyakarta's wet season, and the rain decides everything else. Most afternoons bring a thunderstorm off Mount Merapi. Daytime highs sit around 29°C (85°F),…
- February
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 359 mm
February is Yogyakarta's second-wettest month, and in 2027 it also falls almost entirely inside Ramadan. The fast is expected to begin around February 8, depending on the moon…
- March
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 288 mm
March in Yogyakarta has two defining facts. One is the rain, still falling in earnest. The other, in 2026 and 2027, is the end of Ramadan. Millions of Indonesians travel home for…
- April
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 257 mm
April is the tail of Yogyakarta's wet season, and that shapes everything. The monsoon is weakening but hasn't gone. Most mornings start clear over Mount Merapi, and by 2 or 3pm…
- May
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 196 mm
May is when Yogyakarta starts drying out, though the transition is still underway. The long-term average puts May rainfall at about 196 mm, down from roughly 257 mm in April,…
- June
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 168 mm
June is when Yogyakarta enters its dry season. The southeast trade winds from Australia push the monsoon away, and most days start clear over Merapi and stay dry into the evening.…
- July
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
July is the core of Yogyakarta's dry season, and half of Java knows it. Indonesian school holidays run from late June into mid-month, pulling families from Jakarta, Surabaya and…
- August
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 65 mm
August is Yogyakarta's dry-season peak, and the crowds are the main thing to plan around. July is the only drier month; August averages around 65mm (2.6 in) of rain across the…
- September
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 117 mm
September is Yogyakarta's last reliably dry month, though the dry season is already fraying at the edges. Rainfall nearly doubles from August. Clouds pile over Mount Merapi from…
- October
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 215 mm
October is the month the rains return to Yogyakarta. Rainfall roughly doubles from September, falling mostly as loud afternoon thunderstorms that build over Mount Merapi and reach…
- November
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 395 mm
November is Yogyakarta's wettest month, and that one fact shapes everything else about a trip here. Afternoon downpours arrive most days between 1pm and 5pm. They turn Jalan…
- December
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 281 mm
December is Yogyakarta's deep rainy season, and the rain runs on schedule. Mornings in Malioboro and Prawirotaman start bright and clear. By about 1 pm, clouds stack over Mount…