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Jakarta in January

Hot and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

January in Jakarta is hot: highs near 87°F, lows near 75°F. Rain falls on about six days a week, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 26 minutes.January in Jakarta is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about six days a week, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 26 minutes.

High
87°F31°Caverage
Low
75°F24°Caverage
Wet days
6a week · 89% of days
Daylight
12h 26mon average

Is January a good time to visit Jakarta?

Yes. January is one of Jakarta's most comfortable months (January to February, or July to August).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How January sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 87°F in January, against 86°F to 91°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in January, against 30°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

89% of days in January, against 34% to 98% through the year.

Cloud cover

78% cover in January, against 65% to 80% through the year.

Daylight

12h 26m in January, against 11h 46m to 12h 28m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with January shaded. The olive line marks the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. December88°31°low 75°low 24°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.
  2. January87°31°low 75°low 24°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.
  3. February86°30°low 74°low 23°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.

Where Jakarta sits, in January

Asia/Jakarta
this place
typical high in January 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-January
5:48 AMsets 6:15 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
6.2°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Magelang406 km south-east

The land around Jakarta, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Indonesia in January

high · low · wet days
See January on the planning mapThe whole year in Jakarta

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Jakarta. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.