Bali month by month
Bali in January
On the south coast, January is one of the wet months. BMKG’s 30-year normal puts January rain on the south coast at 400–500 mm, and days at the airport average 31° with nights around 25°.
On the south coast it is one of the wettest months, along with December. The highlands get the most rain this month (over 500 mm), Ubud the least (300–400 mm). Averages describe a typical January; any single year can be wetter or drier, so check the live forecast close to your dates.
- Rain, south coast
- 400–500 mm · high
- Average high
- 30.9°C
- Average low
- 25.1°C
- Humidity
- 81%
- Season, south coast
- Wet
Rain around the island in January
BMKG’s rainfall normal for January, 1991–2020: the usual total for the month. BMKG publishes it in bands, so each figure is a range.
- South coast Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Sanur, Uluwatu 400–500 mm high
- Ubud Ubud and the rice-field belt around it 300–400 mm high
- Highlands Bedugul, Munduk and the crater lakes over 500 mm very high
- East coast Amed, Tulamben and the Karangasem coast 400–500 mm high
January in the year
South-coast rain by month (BMKG normal, top of each band). Tap a month for its page.
Questions about January
Does it rain a lot in Bali in January?
BMKG's 1991–2020 normal for January is 400–500 mm of rain on the south coast, which BMKG rates as high. The highlands get the most rain this month (over 500 mm), Ubud the least (300–400 mm).
How hot is Bali in January?
At Ngurah Rai airport on the south coast, January days average 31°C and nights 25°C, with humidity around 81% (2015–2024). The highlands around Bedugul and Munduk are cooler, especially at night.
Is January in Bali's dry season or wet season?
January is one of the wet months on Bali's south coast. BMKG marks the rainy season by about 50 mm of rain per ten days, roughly 150 mm a month, and its 1991–2020 normal for January there is 400–500 mm.
Rain: BMKG, normal monthly rainfall 1991–2020 for Bali (Stasiun Klimatologi Bali), read from BMKG’s maps. Temperature and humidity: daily reports from Ngurah Rai airport (WMO 97230), 2015–2024, via NOAA; they match BMKG’s own yearly figures for the station.