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Best time to visit Balikpapan

August is the best time to visit Balikpapan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 18 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 56/100
A beach holiday August sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 70 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 116 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 56 28 °C 18 71
2 September 55 28 °C 18 71
3 July 54 28 °C 23 71
4 June 52 28 °C 25 69
5 January 52 28 °C 27 69
6 February 51 29 °C 24 70
7 November 51 28 °C 27 68
8 December 51 28 °C 29 68
9 October 51 28 °C 23 69
10 March 51 29 °C 28 69
11 May 50 28 °C 27 68
12 April 50 29 °C 28 68

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 93 % 69
February 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 68
May 30 °C 28 °C 80 % 68
June 29 °C 28 °C 77 % 69
July 29 °C 28 °C 74 % 71
August 28 °C 28 °C 70 % 71
September 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 71
October 29 °C 28 °C 83 % 69
November 29 °C 28 °C 91 % 68
December 29 °C 28 °C 94 % 68

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 28 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.3 °C 266 mm 93 %
February 28.5 °C 238 mm 91 %
March 28.6 °C 280 mm 88 %
April 28.5 °C 267 mm 87 %
May 28.3 °C 211 mm 80 %
June 27.9 °C 188 mm 77 %
July 27.5 °C 151 mm 74 %
August 27.7 °C 116 mm 70 %
September 28.1 °C 118 mm 73 %
October 28.4 °C 162 mm 83 %
November 28.3 °C 226 mm 91 %
December 28.3 °C 276 mm 94 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.