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Best time to visit Lombok
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Lombok
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- JanJLombok in January: avoid
- FebFLombok in February: avoid
- MarMLombok in March: avoid
- AprALombok in April: good
- MayMLombok in May: good
- JunJLombok in June: good
- JulJLombok in July: good, busy
- AugALombok in August: good
- SepSLombok in September: good
- OctOLombok in October: sweet spot
- NovNLombok in November: good
- DecDLombok in December: ok
- 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 Lombok
- Rinjani Active volcano in Lombok, Indonesia
- Pantai Senggigi Place in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
- Tanjung Aan Almost impossibly beautiful isolated bay in the southeast which is earmarked for high end resort development
- Pura Lingsar Balinese temple in Indonesia
- Taman Mayura Waterplace in Indonesia
- West Nusa Tenggara State Museum In the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia relating to Lombok and Sumbawa.
Tours and tickets in Lombok
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Lombok), 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° | 17d | 86% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 291mm |
| Feb | 29° | 15d | 87% | 9.0h | avoid | monsoon: 15 rainy days, 272mm |
| Mar | 30° | 16d | 86% | 9.7h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 211mm |
| Apr | 29° | 8d | 84% | 10.5h | good | 29C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 29° | 3d | 81% | 11.1h | good | 29C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jun | 29° | 3d | 79% | 10.9h | good | 29C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jul | 28° | 1d | 77% | 10.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 28° | 1d | 78% | 11.2h | good | 28C max, 1 rainy day |
| Sep | 29° | 1d | 78% | 11.6h | good | 29C max, 1 rainy day |
| Oct | 30° | 4d | 78% | 11.7h | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Nov | 30° | 11d | 83% | 10.2h | good | 30C max, 11 rainy days |
| Dec | 30° | 14d | 85% | 9.6h | ok | 30C max, 14 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Kuta, on the south coast, 14 km from the airport (LOP): 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 Lombok 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 | 28.8° | 29.1° | 29.3° | 29.7° | 29.3° | 28.9° | 28.1° | 28.7° | 29.6° | 30.2° | 30.0° | 29.2° |
| 2017–26 | 29.3° | 29.2° | 29.5° | 29.5° | 29.2° | 28.6° | 27.9° | 28.2° | 29.0° | 29.9° | 30.0° | 29.6° |
| Change | +0.5° | +0.1° | +0.2° | -0.2° | -0.1° | -0.3° | -0.2° | -0.5° | -0.6° | -0.3° | -0.0° | +0.4° |
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 Lombok 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 Perth
- from Manila
- from Bangkok
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Lombok, 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 Lombok
- 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.
They remain the cheapest way to travel, although services can be slow, infrequent and difficult for first-time visitors to use. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Lombok, 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
Lombok in pictures
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What Lombok is like
Lombok is an island in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Mount Rinjani in North Lombok is one of the largest mountains in Indonesia. On a clear day you can see breathtaking views from the summit. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Traditional massage: Local Sasak women offer massage services within the main tourism areas and especially on the beaches in Senggigi and Mangsit. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- A Passenger Service Charge (PJP2U), often referred to as an airport departure tax, is normally levied upon departing passengers by Indonesian airport operators. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Although Lombok is a safe and stable place, these tips may help you along the way: Because Lombok is not engulfed with tourists, is always prudent to travel in groups of two or more. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Lombok, 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 Lombok
Also in Indonesia
- Amed best May, Sep, Oct
- 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
- 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 · 1,334 km
- Darwin Australia · 1,640 km
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 1,653 km
- Singapore Singapore · 1,782 km
Kind of place
Lombok is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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