Balikpapan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Balikpapan is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with September and January close behind. Balikpapan averages about 1,972 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 131 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,972
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 2,470 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 695k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Balikpapan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Balikpapan is August, then September and January. The dullest month is January (63/100, 238 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Balikpapan?
Balikpapan gets a moderate 1,972 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 3 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #104 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,470 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 238 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 225 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 239 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 224 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 221 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 230 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 190 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 131 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 131 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 156 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 216 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 269 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Balikpapan by month
The sea off Balikpapan is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in August at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Samarinda Indonesia · 107 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Palu Indonesia · 337 km · best in Sep · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Banjarbaru Indonesia · 338 km · best in Aug · 2,183 h sun/yr
- Palangkaraya Indonesia · 345 km · best in Aug · 2,162 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 385 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Sampit Indonesia · 457 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bontang-Borneo Island Indonesia · 168 km · 2,147 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tanjung Indonesia · 193 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Muara Teweh Indonesia · 220 km · 2,082 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Stagen Indonesia · 240 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Batu Licin Indonesia · 259 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Balikpapan compares month by month: Balikpapan vs Samarinda · Balikpapan vs Palu · Balikpapan vs Banjarbaru · all comparisons
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