Jimbaran (Bali) weather in January
January in Jimbaran: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#11 of 12 months in Jimbaran · #813 of 1413 destinations to visit in January · comfort 66/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 31°C
- Nights
- 25°C
- Wet days
- 27
- Sun
- 9 h
- Humidity
- 82%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Traveller notes on Jimbaran in January
Bali forum threads are consistent that January sits in the heart of wet season - generally the wettest or second-wettest month of the year - with a typical day running sunny, then rain arriving late afternoon into the evening or overnight. Posters were candid that some years bring a genuine 3-4 day stretch of near-continuous rain, though the more common pattern is afternoon showers bookending mostly dry, hot, steamy daytime hours. One west-coast-specific detail worth knowing: during wet season, ocean debris washes down the Java Sea and can wash up on Bali's west-facing beaches including the Jimbaran/Kuta/Seminyak stretch, more noticeably than during the dry months.
Other months in Jimbaran
Forum posters describe September as genuinely good and mostly dry across Bali, with any rain typically arriving in the early evening or at night (commonly cited as starting around 3:30pm on a rainy day) rather than disrupting daytime plans. Temperatures stay comfortable, neither too hot nor cool. Posters consistently flag Bali's real microclimate variation - it can be raining in one spot while completely dry a mile away, with inland areas (Ubud and similar) generally wetter than the south coast where Jimbaran sits, one of the island's more reliably dry spots. The clear trade-off for the good September weather: this falls within Bali's July-September peak season, further boosted by Australian school holidays, so posters note it's also one of the more crowded times to visit.
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Jimbaran climate normals — January
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Jimbaran in January
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsChristmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Indonesia, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Jimbaran's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherJimbaran's weather peaks July–September, best around August.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Jimbaran in January
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Rule
Bali tourist levy
1 Jan – 31 DecEvery foreign visitor pays a one-off provincial levy, best done online before you land rather than in the queue at the airport barrier down the road. Source ↗
- Hazard
Monsoon debris in the bay
1 Dec – 15 Mar · usuallyThe wet-season currents push drifted rubbish onto Bali's west-facing sand, and the crews rake the bay each morning before the seafood tables go out. Some mornings they are still at it at noon. Source ↗
- Holiday
Christmas and New Year peak
18 Dec – 5 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook earlyThe one fortnight the cliff hotels and the beach warungs sell out together, and the year's highest rates on the Bukit. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk27 rainy days and about 261 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Jimbaran — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Jimbaran?
Jimbaran in January — FAQ
- Is January a good time to visit Jimbaran?
- January in Jimbaran: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Jimbaran on SeasonMap's comfort score (66/100).
- What is the weather like in Jimbaran in January?
- In January, Jimbaran averages a daily high of 30.8°C and a low of 25.4°C, with about 261.1 mm of rain over roughly 26.7 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Jimbaran in January?
- Jimbaran has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in January.
Within 300 km: Canggu's Bali tourist levy on 1 Jan – 31 Dec, and Denpasar's Bali tourist levy on 1 Jan – 31 Dec.