Best time to visit Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Labuan Bajo
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- JanJLabuan Bajo in January: avoid
- FebFLabuan Bajo in February: avoid
- MarMLabuan Bajo in March: avoid
- AprALabuan Bajo in April: sweet spot
- MayMLabuan Bajo in May: sweet spot
- JunJLabuan Bajo in June: sweet spot
- JulJLabuan Bajo in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugALabuan Bajo in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSLabuan Bajo in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOLabuan Bajo in October: sweet spot, busy
- NovNLabuan Bajo in November: sweet spot
- DecDLabuan Bajo in December: avoid
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Dry season: May–Oct, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 22d | 90% | 8.2h | avoid | monsoon: 22 rainy days, 663mm |
| Feb | 28° | 21d | 91% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 520mm |
| Mar | 29° | 17d | 89% | 9.6h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 393mm |
| Apr | 29° | 8d | 86% | 10.6h | sweet spot | 29C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 3d | 80% | 11.1h | sweet spot | 30C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 2d | 79% | 11.0h | sweet spot | 30C max, 2 rainy days |
| Jul | 30° | 2d | 75% | 11.3h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 29° | 1d | 76% | 11.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 30° | 2d | 78% | 11.7h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 30° | 3d | 80% | 11.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 30° | 9d | 84% | 10.9h | sweet spot | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Dec | 29° | 18d | 88% | 9.1h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 323mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the harbour town: 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
Labuan Bajo's July days now average 29.5°C, 1.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 27.4° | 27.3° | 27.8° | 28.6° | 28.5° | 28.1° | 27.7° | 28.1° | 28.7° | 29.2° | 28.8° | 28.1° |
| 2017–26 | 28.1° | 28.0° | 28.5° | 29.3° | 29.9° | 29.5° | 29.5° | 29.4° | 29.6° | 30.2° | 30.0° | 29.0° |
| Change | +0.8° | +0.7° | +0.7° | +0.8° | +1.5° | +1.5° | +1.8° | +1.3° | +0.8° | +1.0° | +1.1° | +1.0° |
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 Labuan Bajo is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Jakarta
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Manila
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Perth
- from Bangkok
- from Hong Kong
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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 Labuan Bajo
- 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.
The town is quite small and can easily be traversed on foot (in 10-15 minutes). Ojeks (motorcycles) (Rp3,000-5,000) and bemos pass every 5 minutes if you get tired of walking. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Labuan Bajo, 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.
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Labuan Bajo in pictures
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Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hotel Kaesong, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Labuan Bajo is like
Once a small fishing village, Labuan Bajo (also spelled Labuhanbajo and Labuanbajo) in Flores is a bustling, yet somewhat dusty port town. It is the gateway to Komodo Island and its surrounding islands, and many come here to scuba dive the incredible reefs and visit Komodo National Park. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Caves, such as Batu Cermin Cave and Rangko Cave Surrounding beaches Kanawa Island, small island 10 km away from Labuan Bajo… More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Komodo National Park encompasses a lot of water and islands west of Labuanbajo. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Komodo Airport (LBJ IATA) (2 km out of town). Komodo Airport was substantially upgraded in 2015 and is a small but modern airport. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- If you go hiking, beware of venomous snakes. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Labuan Bajo, 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 Labuan Bajo
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Nearby
- Darwin Australia · 1,275 km
- Kuching Malaysia · 1,539 km
- Dumaguete Philippines · 2,016 km
- Singapore Singapore · 2,084 km
Kind of place
Labuan Bajo is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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