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Best time to visit Yogyakarta

August is the best time to visit Yogyakarta for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July 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 August comfort 73/100
A beach holiday August sea 25 °C
The least cloud August 60 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 41 mm
Warmth October 30 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 73 29 °C 7 91
2 July 69 29 °C 10 85
3 September 65 30 °C 10 82
4 June 60 29 °C 14 73
5 December 53 28 °C 28 71
6 January 52 28 °C 28 70
7 February 51 29 °C 27 70
8 May 51 30 °C 20 69
9 March 51 29 °C 28 69
10 November 51 29 °C 27 72
11 April 50 29 °C 26 68
12 October 50 30 °C 20 72

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 91 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 80 % 68
May 29 °C 30 °C 66 % 69
June 28 °C 29 °C 61 % 73
July 26 °C 29 °C 60 % 85
August 25 °C 29 °C 60 % 91
September 25 °C 30 °C 68 % 82
October 26 °C 30 °C 77 % 72
November 28 °C 29 °C 87 % 72
December 29 °C 28 °C 92 % 71

When to think twice

October scores lowest with about 20 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 28.4 °C 336 mm 91 %
February 28.7 °C 304 mm 91 %
March 28.9 °C 336 mm 86 %
April 29.2 °C 279 mm 80 %
May 29.5 °C 148 mm 66 %
June 29.4 °C 108 mm 61 %
July 29.1 °C 60 mm 60 %
August 29.3 °C 41 mm 60 %
September 29.9 °C 67 mm 68 %
October 30.0 °C 187 mm 77 %
November 28.9 °C 358 mm 87 %
December 28.2 °C 369 mm 92 %

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.