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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month October 33 °C
- Coldest month August 23 °C
- Driest month August 5 mm
- Wettest month January 414 mm
- Least cloud August 43 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 38 °C
- Coldest on record August 20 °C
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.7 °C | 32.9 °C | 23.7 °C | 31 | 11 | 0 |
| February | 29.5 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 32.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| March | 29.9 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.8 °C | 31.9 °C | 23.2 °C | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| April | 30.2 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.0 °C | 32.2 °C | 22.5 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| May | 30.3 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.9 °C | 32.6 °C | 21.6 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| June | 30.0 °C | 23.8 °C | 26.4 °C | 32.7 °C | 20.4 °C | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 30.1 °C | 23.1 °C | 26.0 °C | 33.9 °C | 19.9 °C | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| August | 31.0 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.3 °C | 34.9 °C | 19.6 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| September | 32.4 °C | 23.7 °C | 27.4 °C | 35.6 °C | 20.9 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| October | 33.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 28.4 °C | 37.7 °C | 22.1 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| November | 32.5 °C | 25.6 °C | 28.4 °C | 36.6 °C | 23.9 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| December | 30.3 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.1 °C | 36.5 °C | 23.6 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 414 mm | 28 | 13 h/day | 88 % | 89 % | 10 km/h |
| February | 364 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 90 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 308 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 79 % | 88 % | 9.4 km/h |
| April | 170 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 87 % | 8.7 km/h |
| May | 59 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 83 % | 10 km/h |
| June | 32 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 20 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 78 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 5 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 43 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 14 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 72 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 40 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 153 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 78 % | 9.3 km/h |
| December | 364 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 86 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in November | 9thof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in December | 26thof 50 | 30 °C |
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.