Indonesia
Jakarta in October
In October, Jakarta averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 177 mm of rain over the month. Jakarta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 177 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 746
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Jakarta
October is tied for the warmest month in Jakarta by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, October is about the same as September, and November is 1 °C cooler than October.
October brings 177 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 205 mm (2461 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 30 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 | 390 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 24 °C | 360 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 24 °C | 275 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 251 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 24 °C | 183 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 23 °C | 121 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 23 °C | 95 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 23 °C | 68 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 23 °C | 93 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 24 °C | 177 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 24 °C | 207 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 24 °C | 242 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 October a good time to visit Jakarta?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 177 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Jakarta meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Jakarta
This guide lists 746 places to stay in Jakarta: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 745 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 12; 1–3 km, 247; 3–10 km, 465; 10 km or more, 22.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.