Weekly note

Indonesia in September

8 of the 10 destinations in Indonesia are in season in September: 5 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 5 of these 10 places: Bali, Labuan Bajo, Mount Bromo, Yogyakarta and Jakarta. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Bali sweet spot 29° 3d £752 29C max, 3 rainy days
2 Nusa Lembongan good 30° 2d — 30C max, 2 rainy days
3 Labuan Bajo sweet spotbusy 30° 2d — busier than usual
4 Bandung goodbusy 30° 6d — busier than usual
5 Mount Bromo sweet spot 18° 13d — 18C max, 13 rainy days
6 Yogyakarta sweet spot 32° 4d — 32C max, 4 rainy days
7 Ubud ok 28° 9d — 28C max, 9 rainy days
8 Jakarta sweet spot 31° 6d — 31C max, 6 rainy days

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

Not this September

Other months for Indonesia

September 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.