Indonesia
Yogyakarta in January
In January, Yogyakarta averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 348 mm of rain over the month. Yogyakarta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 348 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 585
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Yogyakarta
January is tied for the coolest month in Yogyakarta by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 22 °C. By day, January is about the same as December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 348 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 195 mm (2337 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 12 h 30 min, against 11 h 40 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 | 22 °C | 348 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 22 °C | 361 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 22 °C | 343 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 22 °C | 219 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 22 °C | 131 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 21 °C | 65 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 20 °C | 34 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 20 °C | 24 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 21 °C | 46 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 157 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 22 °C | 276 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 22 °C | 333 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 Yogyakarta?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 348 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Yogyakarta 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 Yogyakarta
This guide lists 585 places to stay in Yogyakarta, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 141; 3–10 km, 420; 10 km or more, 8.
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.