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Best time to visit Balikpapan
The best time to visit Balikpapan is September, with daytime temperatures around 33°C.
Balikpapan at a glance: warmest in October with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in January (31°C). The wettest month is February (280 mm) and the driest August (132 mm), with about 2,520 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in May (30°C). Sunniest in July.
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Balikpapan
0 mHot and muggy
44
32°/24°29°140 mm38 %12 h
A typical mid-September in Balikpapan
Sunny 10Cloudy 10Rain 10
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
24°31°34°18°37°
Sea temperature
29°18°37°
Daylight (solar time)
05:5718:03
0006121824
12 h 6 m
Precipitation
0290 mm
140 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 83 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 258 mm | 14 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| February | 35 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 280 mm | 14 | 27 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| March | 31 | 32° | 24° | 29° | 257 mm | 15 | 33 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| April | 35 | 32° | 24° | 30° | 214 mm | 13 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| May | 34 | 33° | 24° | 30° | 236 mm | 13 | 40 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 33 | 33° | 24° | 30° | 223 mm | 13 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 42 | 32° | 24° | 29° | 165 mm | 11 | 42 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| August | 43 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 132 mm | 10 | 42 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| September | 44 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 139 mm | 10 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| October | 44 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 134 mm | 9 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| November | 30 | 33° | 24° | 30° | 222 mm | 14 | 34 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| December | 25 | 32° | 24° | 30° | 263 mm | 17 | 28 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 3 m. Coordinates: -1.27, 116.83.