Weekly note

Indonesia in October

6 of the 10 destinations in Indonesia are in season in October: 2 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.

October is a sweet spot at 2 of these 10 places: Nusa Lembongan and Labuan Bajo. Best avoided at 4 of them.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Nusa Lembongan sweet spot 30° 4d — 30C max, 4 rainy days
2 Bali good 30° 4d £812 30C max, 4 rainy days
3 Labuan Bajo sweet spotbusy 30° 3d — busier than usual
4 Bandung good 30° 10d — 30C max, 10 rainy days
5 Ubud ok 29° 10d — 29C max, 10 rainy days
6 Yogyakarta ok 31° 9d — 31C max, 9 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for October departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for October departures.

Not this October

Other months for Indonesia

October elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Indonesia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.