Batam weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Batam is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with January and March close behind. Batam averages about 2,051 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 111 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,051
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 70/100
- Rain / year
- 2,469 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 1.3M
- Elevation
- 21 m
When is the best time to visit Batam?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Batam is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 241 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Batam?
Batam gets a moderate 2,051 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 7 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #89 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,469 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 | 26° / 79°F | 241 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 111 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 174 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 203 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 211 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 179 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 179 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 166 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 176 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 215 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 300 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 314 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Batam by month
The sea off Batam is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January 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
- Singapore Singapore · 29 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island Indonesia · 51 km · best in Feb · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Johor Bahru Malaysia · 76 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Pekanbaru Indonesia · 306 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Jambi Indonesia · 311 km · best in Jun · 1,826 h sun/yr
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 323 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Seletar Singapore · 43 km · 1,839 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tioman Malaysia · 189 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Malacca Malaysia · 243 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Batam compares month by month: Batam vs Singapore · Batam vs Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island · Batam vs Johor Bahru · all comparisons
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