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Best time to visit Bengkulu

August is the best time to visit Bengkulu 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 55/100
A beach holiday October sea 28 °C
The least cloud June 69 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 159 mm
Warmth May 29 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 55 28 °C 18 70
2 December 54 28 °C 27 70
3 July 54 28 °C 19 69
4 November 53 28 °C 27 71
5 January 53 28 °C 26 70
6 September 53 28 °C 20 72
7 October 53 28 °C 24 72
8 June 52 29 °C 19 67
9 February 52 29 °C 22 69
10 March 51 29 °C 24 67
11 April 50 29 °C 25 66
12 May 49 29 °C 22 65

For a beach holiday

October 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 89 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 69
March 30 °C 29 °C 88 % 67
April 30 °C 29 °C 86 % 66
May 30 °C 29 °C 77 % 65
June 30 °C 29 °C 69 % 67
July 29 °C 28 °C 69 % 69
August 29 °C 28 °C 72 % 70
September 28 °C 28 °C 78 % 72
October 28 °C 28 °C 86 % 72
November 29 °C 28 °C 91 % 71
December 29 °C 28 °C 93 % 70

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 22 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 28.1 °C 294 mm 89 %
February 28.5 °C 249 mm 88 %
March 28.7 °C 263 mm 88 %
April 28.7 °C 256 mm 86 %
May 29.0 °C 210 mm 77 %
June 28.9 °C 159 mm 69 %
July 28.4 °C 159 mm 69 %
August 28.3 °C 179 mm 72 %
September 28.3 °C 187 mm 78 %
October 28.1 °C 270 mm 86 %
November 27.8 °C 358 mm 91 %
December 27.6 °C 342 mm 93 %

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.