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Best time to visit Ubud
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Ubud
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- JanJUbud in January: avoid
- FebFUbud in February: avoid
- MarMUbud in March: avoid
- AprAUbud in April: ok
- MayMUbud in May: ok
- JunJUbud in June: sweet spot
- JulJUbud in July: sweet spot
- AugAUbud in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSUbud in September: ok
- OctOUbud in October: ok
- NovNUbud in November: avoid
- DecDUbud in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
No dry season: more than 6 rainy days in every month.
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Things to do in Ubud
- Puri Saren Agung This was the palace of the kings of Ubud until the 1940s, and some royal descendants live there to this day.
- Tirta Empul One of the holiest temples in Bali built around hot springs that still bubble in the central courtyard.
- Goa Gajah The centerpiece here is a cave dating back to the 9th century, the entrance to which is an ornately carved demon's mouth.
- Gunung Kawi Dating from the eleventh century, this is presumed to be the burial complex of King Anak Wungsu and his many wives.
- Monkey Forest A sacred forest full of monkeys, which are not at all afraid of people and will happily climb all over you if you're not careful!
- Penglipuran Village Village in Bali, Indonesia
- Saraswati Temple Taman Saraswati Temple, also known as Pura Taman Kemuda Saraswati, is a graceful water temple located in the heart of Ubud, Bali.
Tours and tickets in Ubud
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Ubud), 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
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 21d | 86% | 8.3h | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 334mm |
| Feb | 29° | 19d | 87% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 280mm |
| Mar | 29° | 14d* | 86% | 9.5h | avoid | 29C max, 14 rainy days |
| Apr | 29° | 10d | 85% | 10.1h | ok | 29C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 29° | 8d | 84% | 10.5h | ok | 29C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jun | 28° | 9d | 85% | 10.2h | sweet spot | 28C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jul | 27° | 13d | 86% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 27C max, 13 rainy days |
| Aug | 27° | 10d | 85% | 10.1h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 28° | 9d | 85% | 10.6h | ok | 28C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 29° | 10d | 84% | 10.8h | ok | 29C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 29° | 12d* | 87% | 9.6h | avoid | 29C max, 12 rainy days |
| Dec | 29° | 19d | 86% | 9.1h | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 293mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the centre: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in March and November are as the weather station at Bali's airport (29 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 97230, 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
Ubud's December days now average 29.2°C, 1.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 27.5° | 27.7° | 28.0° | 28.3° | 27.8° | 27.0° | 26.2° | 26.5° | 27.5° | 28.3° | 28.2° | 27.6° |
| 2017–26 | 28.9° | 28.9° | 29.3° | 29.2° | 28.9° | 28.0° | 26.8° | 27.0° | 28.1° | 29.1° | 29.4° | 29.2° |
| Change | +1.5° | +1.2° | +1.3° | +0.9° | +1.1° | +1.0° | +0.6° | +0.6° | +0.6° | +0.9° | +1.2° | +1.7° |
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
Fly into Kuta, Badung (DPS), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Kuta, Badung.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Ubud 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 Ho Chi Minh City
- from Perth
- from Manila
- from Bangkok
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Ubud, 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 Ubud
- 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.
Central Ubud can be covered on foot, but you will need some form of transport to explore the extended vicinity. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ubud, 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
Ubud in pictures
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Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Philip Nalangan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eric Bajart, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Ubud is like
Ubud, a town in central Bali of around 75,000 people (2020), is regarded as the cultural centre of Bali. It is famous as an arts and crafts hub, and much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists' workshops and galleries. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Ubud is so crammed with attractions it can almost seem like a visual assault at times. Try to make sure you allocate at least a week for your visit here, and take your time to explore properly. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- As a centre of the arts, Ubud has dance and shadow puppet performances every night. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- There are regular public bemos from Denpasar's Batubulan terminal to Ubud which cost Rp50,000 and take about an hour. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Ubud is a safe town to visit and few problems will ever be encountered. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- Dengue fever outbreaks are not uncommon, so be diligent with mosquito repellant. Ubud does not have a fully fledged hospital and the nearest is about 20 km to the south in Denpasar. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ubud, 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 Ubud
Also in Indonesia
Nearby
- Singapore Singapore · 1,669 km
- Darwin Australia · 1,758 km
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 1,985 km
- Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam · 2,351 km
Kind of place
Ubud is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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