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Best time to visit Belitung
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Belitung
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- JanJBelitung in January: avoid
- FebFBelitung in February: ok
- MarMBelitung in March: ok, busy
- AprABelitung in April: avoid
- MayMBelitung in May: avoid
- JunJBelitung in June: ok
- JulJBelitung in July: sweet spot
- AugABelitung in August: good, busy
- SepSBelitung in September: sweet spot
- OctOBelitung in October: avoid
- NovNBelitung in November: avoid
- DecDBelitung in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Aug, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 17d | 84% | 8.6h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 254mm |
| Feb | 29° | 12d | 83% | 9.7h | ok | 29C max, 12 rainy days |
| Mar | 29° | 12d | 84% | 9.8h | okbusy | holidays: ID: Easter Sunday; ID: Eid al-Fitr (estimated); ID: Eid… |
| Apr | 30° | 16d | 87% | 9.3h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 222mm |
| May | 30° | 17d* | 86% | 9.5h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 217mm |
| Jun | 30° | 12d | 85% | 9.6h | ok | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| Jul | 30° | 8d | 82% | 10.4h | sweet spot | 30C max, 8 rainy days |
| Aug | 31° | 6d | 78% | 10.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 31° | 7d | 79% | 9.5h | sweet spot | 31C max, 7 rainy days |
| Oct | 30° | 18d* | 83% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 195mm |
| Nov | 29° | 18d | 85% | 7.6h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 273mm |
| Dec | 29° | 22d | 85% | 7.8h | avoid | monsoon: 22 rainy days, 321mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Tanjung Pandan, the island's town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in May and October are as the weather station at Tanjung Pandan airport (12 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 96249, 2017–2026).
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
Belitung's December days now average 28.6°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 7 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 27.6° | 28.2° | 28.5° | 29.2° | 29.2° | 29.2° | 28.9° | 29.6° | 29.8° | 29.4° | 28.6° | 27.5° |
| 2017–26 | 28.3° | 28.5° | 29.1° | 29.6° | 30.1° | 29.6° | 29.8° | 30.7° | 31.1° | 30.5° | 29.3° | 28.6° |
| Change | +0.7° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +0.4° | +0.8° | +0.4° | +0.9° | +1.2° | +1.4° | +1.0° | +0.8° | +1.1° |
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
How far Belitung 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 Bangkok
- from Manila
- from Hanoi
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Belitung, 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 Belitung
- 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.
Belitung is relatively small—about 4/5 the size of Bali. From Tanjung Pandan, you can reach almost any destination on the island in under two hours. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Belitung, 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
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Belitung in pictures
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Ayufib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What Belitung is like
Belitung (locally called Belitong, formerly Billiton) is one of the two main islands of the Bangka-Belitung province in Indonesia. While its big brother, Bangka, has developed as an economic center, Belitung generally remains a sleepy island. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The north side of the island has white powdery beaches. Tanjung Tinggi Beach. The most famous beach in Belitung. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- During the island hopping tour, do not waste the opportunity to enjoy the pristine blue sea! At the beach, climb its monolith stones to your best high. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- H.A.S. Hananjoeddin Airport (TJQ IATA Buluh Tumbang Airport). This is the only airport serving the island. Sriwijaya Air, Garuda Indonesia and Citilink will take you from Jakarta in 50 minutes with 6 daily flights. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- By and large, Belitung is low on crime and natural disasters. The only concern for you might be the weather. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Belitung, 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 Belitung
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Nearby
- Kuching Malaysia · 564 km
- Singapore Singapore · 616 km
- Tioman Malaysia · 730 km
- Malacca Malaysia · 813 km
Kind of place
Belitung is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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