Surakarta weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇩 Indonesia · city break · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Surakarta is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with July close behind. Surakarta averages about 2,418 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,418

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

87/100

Rain / year

2,098 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

555k

Elevation

119 m

When is the best time to visit Surakarta?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Surakarta is August, then July. The dullest month is October (62/100, 131 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Surakarta?

Surakarta gets a moderate 2,418 hours of sunshine a year. August (87/100) is noticeably better than October (62). It ranks #36 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 46% of the annual 2,098 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yogyakarta Indonesia · 47 km · best in Aug · 2,418 h sun/yr
• Semarang Indonesia · 74 km · best in Jul · 2,418 h sun/yr
• Malang Indonesia · 220 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
• Surabaya Indonesia · 224 km · best in Jul · 2,492 h sun/yr
• Bandung Indonesia · 358 km · best in Aug · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Jakarta Indonesia · 478 km · best in Aug · 2,107 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kediri Indonesia · 134 km · 2,565 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Cilacap Indonesia · 191 km · 2,250 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Karimunjawa Indonesia · 193 km · 2,331 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Surakarta compares month by month: Surakarta vs Surabaya · Surakarta vs Semarang · Surakarta vs Malang · Surakarta vs Yogyakarta · all comparisons