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When to go to Balikpapan

Twelve months of averages for Balikpapan, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Balikpapan has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in August and September.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): October to July.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is April (28°C) and the coolest July (28°C). The wettest is December (269 mm) and the driest August (131 mm); about 2,470 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Balikpapan: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebWet
MarWet
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Balikpapan

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Balikpapan by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	28°C	27°C	238 mm	82%	92%	4.5	23°C	Wet
February	28°C	27°C	225 mm	83%	88%	4.9	24°C	Wet
March	28°C	27°C	239 mm	82%	86%	4.9	27°C	Wet
April	28°C	27°C	224 mm	82%	82%	4.8	31°C	Wet
May	28°C	27°C	221 mm	82%	75%	4.7	35°C	Wet
June	28°C	27°C	230 mm	83%	76%	4.3	37°C	Wet
July	28°C	27°C	190 mm	83%	72%	4.6	39°C	Wet
August	28°C	26°C	131 mm	83%	68%	5	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	28°C	27°C	131 mm	82%	68%	5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	28°C	27°C	156 mm	82%	79%	4.9	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	27°C	216 mm	81%	86%	4.6	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	27°C	269 mm	82%	91%	4.5	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

28°C

27°C

238 mm

82%

92%

4.5

23°C

Wet

February

28°C

27°C

225 mm

83%

88%

4.9

24°C

Wet

March

28°C

27°C

239 mm

82%

86%

4.9

27°C

Wet

April

28°C

27°C

224 mm

82%

4.8

31°C

Wet

May

28°C

27°C

221 mm

82%

75%

4.7

35°C

Wet

June

28°C

27°C

230 mm

83%

76%

4.3

37°C

Wet

July

28°C

27°C

190 mm

83%

72%

4.6

39°C

Wet

August

28°C

26°C

131 mm

83%

68%

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

28°C

27°C

131 mm

82%

68%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

28°C

27°C

156 mm

82%

79%

4.9

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

27°C

216 mm

81%

86%

4.6

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

27°C

269 mm

82%

91%

4.5

25°C

Wet