Best time to visit Yogyakarta
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Yogyakarta
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- JanJYogyakarta in January: avoid
- FebFYogyakarta in February: avoid
- MarMYogyakarta in March: avoid
- AprAYogyakarta in April: avoid
- MayMYogyakarta in May: ok
- JunJYogyakarta in June: ok
- JulJYogyakarta in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugAYogyakarta in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSYogyakarta in September: sweet spot
- OctOYogyakarta in October: ok
- NovNYogyakarta in November: avoid
- DecDYogyakarta in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Jul–Sep, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Things to do in Yogyakarta
- Merapi Active volcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Kraton Yogyakarta A calm and elegant example of Javanese heritage with two separate entrances; the Main Court (Pagilaran and Siti Hinggil) and the Residence.
- Water Castle This is a partly-ruined complex built as a pleasure garden by the first Sultan in 1765.
- Kotagede The capital of the ancient Islamic Mataram kingdom.
- Benteng Vredeburg A Dutch fort in front of Gedung Agung (the President's Palace).
- Tugu Monument A downtown landmark.
- Sonobudoyo Museum Many Javanese artefacts like wayang puppets, masks, statues, textiles, weapons, and a full set of gamelan instruments.
Tours and tickets in Yogyakarta
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Yogyakarta), 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° | 20d | 86% | 7.5h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 323mm |
| Feb | 30° | 21d | 87% | 7.6h | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 340mm |
| Mar | 30° | 20d | 86% | 8.5h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 304mm |
| Apr | 30° | 16d | 85% | 9.3h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 235mm |
| May | 31° | 10d | 82% | 9.9h | ok | 31C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 31° | 7d | 80% | 10.2h | ok | 31C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 31° | 2d | 76% | 10.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 31° | 2d | 75% | 10.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 32° | 4d | 75% | 10.1h | sweet spot | 32C max, 4 rainy days |
| Oct | 31° | 9d | 79% | 9.5h | ok | 31C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 30° | 20d | 85% | 7.9h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 395mm |
| Dec | 30° | 19d | 85% | 8.0h | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 284mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Yogyakarta, the Kraton and Malioboro: 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
Yogyakarta's August days now average 31.3°C, 2.4°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 | 28.0° | 28.2° | 28.5° | 29.0° | 29.2° | 28.7° | 28.5° | 28.9° | 29.4° | 29.4° | 28.6° | 28.1° |
| 2017–26 | 29.4° | 29.7° | 30.0° | 30.4° | 31.0° | 30.9° | 30.7° | 31.3° | 31.9° | 31.3° | 30.1° | 29.7° |
| Change | +1.4° | +1.4° | +1.5° | +1.4° | +1.8° | +2.3° | +2.2° | +2.4° | +2.4° | +2.0° | +1.5° | +1.6° |
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 Yogyakarta 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 Bangkok
- from Manila
- from Perth
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Yogyakarta, 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 Yogyakarta
- 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.
Yogyakarta is a relatively small city, so travelling around town should not be too expensive. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Yogyakarta, 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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- 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
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Yogyakarta in pictures
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Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What Yogyakarta is like
Yogyakarta — despite the official spelling, the name is usually pronounced and not uncommonly written Jogjakarta or just Jogja (JOG-jah) — is a major tourist destination in Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of Yogyakarta Special Region, to the south of Central Java province. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Being one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, Yogyakarta has many heritage buildings and monuments and the centre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Horse-drawn carriage rides — traditional horse-drawn carriages, the four-wheeled andhong and the two-wheeled horsecart call dokar, wait for tourists outside hotspots like the train station, the Kraton and Mal Malioboro. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA IATA). All domestic and international jet flights use this airport. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Jogja has its share of petty crime like pickpocketing, especially in city buses and along Jalan Malioboro when crowded. Watch out for gallery scams and street sellers trying to get a commission for batik. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Yogyakarta, 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 Yogyakarta
Also in Indonesia
- Bali best Jun, Aug, Sep
- Bandung best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Jakarta best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Labuan Bajo best May, Jun, Aug
- Lake Toba best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Mount Bromo best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Nusa Lembongan best May, Sep, Oct
- Raja Ampat best Feb
- Ubud best Jun, Jul, Aug
Nearby
- Kuching Malaysia · 1,041 km
- Singapore Singapore · 1,244 km
- Malacca Malaysia · 1,431 km
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 1,553 km
Kind of place
Yogyakarta is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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