Best time to visit Labuan Bajo

July is the best time to visit Labuan Bajo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

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 July comfort 76/100
A beach holiday August sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 17 mm
Warmth October 29 °C
Cooler weather February 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 76 28 °C 4 95
2 August 76 28 °C 3 98
3 September 72 29 °C 6 91
4 June 71 28 °C 7 88
5 May 63 29 °C 11 77
6 October 56 29 °C 15 70
7 February 52 28 °C 26 71
8 January 52 28 °C 29 71
9 March 51 28 °C 26 71
10 December 50 28 °C 27 69
11 April 50 29 °C 21 68
12 November 48 29 °C 23 66

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 89 % 71
February 28 °C 28 °C 88 % 71
March 29 °C 28 °C 78 % 71
April 29 °C 29 °C 67 % 68
May 29 °C 29 °C 53 % 77
June 29 °C 28 °C 49 % 88
July 28 °C 28 °C 46 % 95
August 28 °C 28 °C 43 % 98
September 28 °C 29 °C 45 % 91
October 29 °C 29 °C 50 % 70
November 30 °C 29 °C 66 % 66
December 29 °C 28 °C 86 % 69

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 23 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 27.6 °C 429 mm 89 %
February 27.5 °C 393 mm 88 %
March 28.1 °C 317 mm 78 %
April 28.6 °C 229 mm 67 %
May 28.7 °C 89 mm 53 %
June 28.3 °C 53 mm 49 %
July 28.1 °C 32 mm 46 %
August 28.3 °C 17 mm 43 %
September 28.8 °C 48 mm 45 %
October 29.3 °C 134 mm 50 %
November 29.3 °C 223 mm 66 %
December 28.2 °C 339 mm 86 %

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.

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