Banjarbaru weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Banjarbaru is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and October close behind. Banjarbaru averages about 2,183 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,183
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 2,633 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 293k
- Elevation
- 19 m

When is the best time to visit Banjarbaru?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Banjarbaru is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (64/100, 336 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Banjarbaru?
Banjarbaru gets a moderate 2,183 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #60 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,633 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 | 24° / 75°F | 336 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 325 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 330 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 236 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 183 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 173 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 133 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 77 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 82 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 76 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 83 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 128 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 64 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 251 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 373 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Banjarbaru by month
The sea off Banjarbaru 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
- Palangkaraya Indonesia · 163 km · best in Aug · 2,162 h sun/yr
- Sampit Indonesia · 224 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr
- Balikpapan Indonesia · 338 km · best in Aug · 1,972 h sun/yr
- Pangkalanbun Indonesia · 352 km · best in Aug · 2,103 h sun/yr
- Samarinda Indonesia · 439 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Surabaya Indonesia · 490 km · best in Jul · 2,492 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Batu Licin Indonesia · 137 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tanjung Indonesia · 155 km · 2,045 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Stagen Indonesia · 157 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Seruyan Indonesia · 247 km · 2,153 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Banjarbaru compares month by month: Banjarbaru vs Balikpapan · Banjarbaru vs Palangkaraya · Banjarbaru vs Sampit · all comparisons
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