Bima climate

Bima is warmest in October, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 23 °C. January is the wettest month (414 mm) and August the driest (4.8 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Bima averages 1,941 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.

Indonesia · population 165,113 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 27°
  2. Feb 27°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 27°
  5. May 27°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 28°
  11. Nov 28°
  12. Dec 27°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectBima through the year

Bima changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 31 and 33 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 236 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in October.

Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 414 mm against 5 mm in August — 86 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.6 °C 414 mm 88 %
February 29.5 °C 364 mm 88 %
March 29.9 °C 308 mm 79 %
April 30.2 °C 170 mm 69 %
May 30.3 °C 59 mm 52 %
June 30.0 °C 32 mm 49 %
July 30.1 °C 20 mm 47 %
August 31.0 °C 5 mm 43 %
September 32.4 °C 14 mm 44 %
October 33.3 °C 40 mm 49 %
November 32.5 °C 153 mm 65 %
December 30.3 °C 364 mm 86 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January29.6 °C24.8 °C26.7 °C32.9 °C23.7 °C31110
February29.5 °C24.8 °C26.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C2890
March29.9 °C24.8 °C26.8 °C31.9 °C23.2 °C31150
April30.2 °C24.9 °C27.0 °C32.2 °C22.5 °C30180
May30.3 °C24.5 °C26.9 °C32.6 °C21.6 °C31200
June30.0 °C23.8 °C26.4 °C32.7 °C20.4 °C30150
July30.1 °C23.1 °C26.0 °C33.9 °C19.9 °C31160
August31.0 °C22.9 °C26.3 °C34.9 °C19.6 °C31260
September32.4 °C23.7 °C27.4 °C35.6 °C20.9 °C30300
October33.3 °C24.8 °C28.4 °C37.7 °C22.1 °C31310
November32.5 °C25.6 °C28.4 °C36.6 °C23.9 °C30270
December30.3 °C25.1 °C27.1 °C36.5 °C23.6 °C31180

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January414 mm2813 h/day88 %89 %10 km/h
February364 mm2612 h/day88 %90 %11 km/h
March308 mm2612 h/day79 %88 %9.4 km/h
April170 mm1912 h/day69 %87 %8.7 km/h
May59 mm912 h/day52 %83 %10 km/h
June32 mm612 h/day49 %80 %12 km/h
July20 mm312 h/day47 %78 %12 km/h
August5 mm112 h/day43 %74 %12 km/h
September14 mm212 h/day44 %72 %11 km/h
October40 mm612 h/day49 %73 %11 km/h
November153 mm1613 h/day65 %78 %9.3 km/h
December364 mm2713 h/day86 %87 %9.6 km/h

How Bima compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Bima 33 °C 23 °C 1,941 mm 365
Labuan Bajo · Indonesia 29 °C 23 °C 2,303 mm 365
Mataram · Indonesia 31 °C 22 °C 1,660 mm 365
Klungkung · Indonesia 29 °C 23 °C 2,241 mm 365
Makassar · Indonesia 30 °C 23 °C 2,829 mm 361
Denpasar · Indonesia 28 °C 23 °C 2,250 mm 362

Where Bima ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Bima.

QuestionsCommon questions about Bima’s climate

When is the best time to visit Bima?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, October is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Bima get?

In October, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 236 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 23 °C in August, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Bima?

January, averaging 414 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is August with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,941 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Bima rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.