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Best time to visit Amed
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Amed
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- JanJAmed in January: avoid
- FebFAmed in February: avoid
- MarMAmed in March: avoid
- AprAAmed in April: ok
- MayMAmed in May: sweet spot
- JunJAmed in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJAmed in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugAAmed in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSAmed in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOAmed in October: sweet spot
- NovNAmed in November: ok
- DecDAmed in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: May–Oct, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Things to do in Amed
- Mount Agung Active volcano in Bali, Indonesia
- Besakih Major Hindu temple in Bali, in Indonesia
- Tirta Gangga Former royal palace in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
- Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang Balinese temple in Indonesia
- Ujung Water Palace Former royal palace in Karangasem, Bali
Tours and tickets in Amed
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 26d | 92% | 9.0h | avoid | monsoon: 26 rainy days, 748mm |
| Feb | 29° | 23d | 92% | 9.7h | avoid | monsoon: 23 rainy days, 730mm |
| Mar | 30° | 20d | 90% | 10.2h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 448mm |
| Apr | 30° | 8d | 85% | 10.7h | ok | 30C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 4d | 82% | 11.0h | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 2d | 82% | 10.9h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 29° | 1d | 80% | 10.9h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 30° | 0d | 79% | 11.1h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 31° | 0d | 76% | 11.5h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 32° | 1d | 74% | 11.8h | sweet spot | 32C max, 1 rainy day |
| Nov | 32° | 8d | 80% | 10.9h | ok | 32C max, 8 rainy days |
| Dec | 30° | 18d | 87% | 9.9h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 406mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Jemeluk Bay: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
No month in Amed is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 29.7° | 29.9° | 30.0° | 30.3° | 30.3° | 29.8° | 29.3° | 29.8° | 30.7° | 31.5° | 31.2° | 30.0° |
| 2017–26 | 29.3° | 29.2° | 29.7° | 30.2° | 30.4° | 29.8° | 29.3° | 29.7° | 31.0° | 32.2° | 31.6° | 30.3° |
| Change | -0.4° | -0.7° | -0.3° | -0.1° | +0.1° | -0.0° | +0.0° | -0.1° | +0.3° | +0.7° | +0.5° | +0.2° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Kuta, Badung (DPS), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Kuta, Badung.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Amed is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Jakarta
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Manila
- from Perth
- from Bangkok
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Amed, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 127 / 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Rupiah. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Indonesia: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards work in hotels, malls and larger restaurants; carry cash for warungs, markets and small shops. QRIS codes are common, and bank apps from some Asian countries can scan them.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected, though often hoped for in Bali and other tourist areas; if you tip, hand it over quietly.
Getting around Amed
- Apps — Rides: Bluebird, Gojek, Grab. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. In parts of Bali, such as Canggu, Jimbaran and Uluwatu, local taxi drivers bar app pick-ups; walk a short way off before booking.
Public transport in Amed is rare. There are bemos (mini buses) from Culik as far as Aas (that pass through Amed) but mainly in the morning. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Amed, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance 118 or 119 · fire 113. From a mobile, 112 is the general emergency number.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (14)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia/getting-help
- indonesia.travel/gb/en/general-information/staying-safe-in-indonesia
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Indonesia
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jakarta
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bali
- gojek.com/en-id
- grab.com/id/en
- bankmandiri.co.id/en/emv-transit
- periskop.id/kota/20260729/naik-mrt-jakarta-kini-bisa-tap-kartu-kredit-visa-dan-mastercard
- en.antaranews.com/amp/news/433019/bi-expands-cross-border-qris-to-boost-foreign-tourists-spending
- infobip.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Amed in pictures
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Ch cat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Arnas Goldberg, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Amed is like
For the city in Turkish Southeast Anatolia with the Kurdish name Amed, see Diyarbakir. Amed is a long coastal strip of fishing villages in East Bali running from the village of Culik about 14 km eastwards incorporating the seven villages of Amed, Jemeluk, Bunutan, Lipah, Selang, Banyuning and Aas. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Amed's beaches, are lined with traditional outrigger fishing boats, which depending on your point of view make a scenic photo or restrict walking on the beach. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Most people come to Amed as a getaway, including expats from other parts of the island. It is a favorite honeymoon destination for tourists and is very popular with divers and snorkelers. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Amed lies on the north-eastern tip of Bali, a little more than a 2-hr drive from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. A taxi service to Amed is available at the airport for about Rp 400,000. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Amed, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Amed
Also in Indonesia
- Bali best Aug, Sep, Oct
- Bandung best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Belitung best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Gili Islands best Aug, Sep, Oct
- Jakarta best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Labuan Bajo best May, Jun, Aug
- Lake Toba best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Lombok best May, Sep, Oct
- Lovina best Aug, Sep, Oct
- Manado best Jul, Sep, Oct
- Mount Bromo best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Mount Rinjani best Aug, Sep, Oct
- Nusa Lembongan best May, Sep, Oct
- Raja Ampat best Feb
- Ubud best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Yogyakarta best Jul, Aug, Sep
Nearby
- Kuching Malaysia · 1,248 km
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 1,592 km
- Singapore Singapore · 1,691 km
- Darwin Australia · 1,721 km
Kind of place
Amed is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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