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Best time to visit Banda Aceh

February is the best time to visit Banda Aceh for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to March.

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 February comfort 58/100
A beach holiday February sea 29 °C
The least cloud February 74 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 100 mm
Warmth June 30 °C
Cooler weather November 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 58 29 °C 13 72
2 January 58 29 °C 15 70
3 June 54 30 °C 13 67
4 July 53 30 °C 15 65
5 August 51 30 °C 17 66
6 December 51 28 °C 21 71
7 November 51 28 °C 26 71
8 October 50 29 °C 24 70
9 September 50 29 °C 19 68
10 March 49 30 °C 19 66
11 May 47 30 °C 19 64
12 April 46 30 °C 23 65

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 77 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 74 % 72
March 29 °C 30 °C 78 % 66
April 30 °C 30 °C 85 % 65
May 30 °C 30 °C 86 % 64
June 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 67
July 30 °C 30 °C 84 % 65
August 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 66
September 29 °C 29 °C 89 % 68
October 29 °C 29 °C 90 % 70
November 29 °C 28 °C 91 % 71
December 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 71

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 30 °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 28.8 °C 136 mm 77 %
February 29.4 °C 100 mm 74 %
March 29.7 °C 157 mm 78 %
April 29.8 °C 199 mm 85 %
May 29.9 °C 207 mm 86 %
June 30.2 °C 106 mm 83 %
July 30.1 °C 117 mm 84 %
August 29.9 °C 148 mm 86 %
September 29.4 °C 184 mm 89 %
October 28.7 °C 269 mm 90 %
November 28.3 °C 341 mm 91 %
December 28.4 °C 259 mm 85 %

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.