Banda Aceh weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Banda Aceh is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June and February close behind. Banda Aceh averages about 2,147 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,147
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,914 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 514k
- Elevation
- 19 m
When is the best time to visit Banda Aceh?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Banda Aceh is July, then June and February. The dullest month is January (64/100, 194 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Banda Aceh?
Banda Aceh gets a moderate 2,147 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate July from January. It ranks #69 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 1,914 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 | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 194 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 103 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 149 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 141 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 154 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 99 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 91 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 109 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 137 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 205 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 263 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 269 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Banda Aceh by month
The sea off Banda Aceh is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in September 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
- Phuket Thailand · 430 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Medan Indonesia · 436 km · best in Feb · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Langkawi Malaysia · 485 km · best in Feb · 2,350 h sun/yr
- Krabi Thailand · 487 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Trang Thailand · 513 km · best in Feb · 2,251 h sun/yr
- Penang Malaysia · 538 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island Indonesia · 173 km · 2,106 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Takengon Indonesia · 182 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Meulaboh Indonesia · 189 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kutacane Indonesia · 360 km · 2,009 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Sinabang Indonesia · 361 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Banda Aceh compares month by month: Banda Aceh vs Medan · Banda Aceh vs Phuket · Banda Aceh vs Langkawi · all comparisons
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