East Kalimantan · Indonesia
Balikpapan in January
In January, Balikpapan averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 265 mm of rain over the month. Balikpapan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 265 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 93
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Balikpapan
January is tied for the coolest month in Balikpapan by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 265 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 198 mm (2376 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 24 °C | 265 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 23 °C | 279 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 24 °C | 251 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 24 °C | 225 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 24 °C | 222 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 141 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 117 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 123 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 24 °C | 207 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 24 °C | 243 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Balikpapan?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 265 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Balikpapan meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Indonesia in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Balikpapan
This guide lists 93 places to stay in Balikpapan, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 25; 3–10 km, 64; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.