When planning a trip it is very important to research the best time of year to travel. To know when to travel to bali it makes a lot of difference in the planning of the trip and also in your experience on the island.
If you go to visit other islands in Indonesia, always try to find out the climate of each island, because there are peculiarities and Indonesia has thousands of islands!
When to go to Bali? - Best and worst time to visit Bali based on the weather
The Island of Bali is just eight degrees below the Equator. This means that Bali's climate is tropical, hot and super humid., with two well-defined seasons: the dry season and the rainy months.
You can already see that the climate in Bali is similar to that of northern Brazil. This means that one should avoid the rainy season.
In the image above, you can see that temperatures vary around 30ºC throughout the year. Also note how unevenly the rainfall is distributed between the months.
In the mountains over three thousand meters high, the climate is cool and it rains more than in coastal areas.
However, the mountains are usually just quick visits, not for stay in bali, as with the beaches.
To answer the question “when to travel to Bali”, you must exclude the high season, which takes place in the months of July and August, as well as the western Christmas and New Year holidays, because Australians practically invade the island.
Best Time to Visit Bali by Weather
Thus, the best time to travel to Bali is: may, june and september. These months are drier than others and prices for hotels in Bali are cheaper.
In addition, Bali is less busy during May, June and September, something relevant, because the island is very crowded, busy and difficult to visit in high season.
Already the months of april and october are still good times to go to Indonesia, but it can rain more than the best time to go to Bali. However, there are rains in the late afternoon.
On our trip, we had information that the seasons are no longer as well defined as they were decades ago. For example, we visited Bali in October (end of the month) and it barely rained.
So, there may be unforeseen variations, with late or early rains.
In any case, if you choose to travel from April to October, excluding July and August, most of your travel time will be fine.
Worst time to visit Bali due to weather conditions
It is worth mentioning that the heavy rain season is between november and march. Traveling to Bali in the rain is not the best decision due to the island's outdoor attractions.
Just to finish, it's worth giving one last tip. On local holidays (Indonesian holidays) and Australian holidays (Australian holidays), Bali is very crowded. Australian tourists are the main visitors to the island.
