What's on in Jimbaran (Bali), Indonesia through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Indonesia

• Rule

  Bali tourist levy

  1 Jan – 31 Dec

  Every 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 ↗

Still on: Monsoon debris in the bay (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 Dec – 5 Jan)

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Monsoon debris in the bay (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually))

Peak crowds — Lebaran domestic peak, Lebaran (Idul Fitri) break in Indonesia

• Closure

  Nyepi, the day of silence

  5 Mar – 5 Apr · usually

  The island stops for 24 hours: no flights, no traffic, no lights after dark, and hotel guests stay inside the grounds. The ogoh-ogoh parades the night before are the reason to be here for it. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Lebaran domestic peak

  5 Mar – 15 Apr · usuallyRamadan & EidCrowdedBook early

  Java empties onto Bali for the Eid holiday and the airport road, ten minutes from here, becomes the worst part of the trip. Rates jump for about ten days. Source ↗

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Monsoon debris in the bay (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually))

Busy — Lebaran domestic peak, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Nyepi, the day of silence (5 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)), Lebaran domestic peak (5 Mar – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Dry season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Dry season

  1 May – 30 Sep · usuallyCrowded

  The settled months on the Bukit: dry evenings for the beach grills, calm water in the bay while the surf coast to the north gets the swell.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Peak crowds — Dry season, Mid-year break in Indonesia

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season (1 May – 30 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Dry season, Mid-year break in Indonesia

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season (1 May – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Dry season, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season (1 May – 30 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Dry season

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season (1 May – 30 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Indonesia

• Hazard

  Monsoon debris in the bay

  1 Dec – 15 Mar · usually

  The 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 early

  The one fortnight the cliff hotels and the beach warungs sell out together, and the year's highest rates on the Bukit. Source ↗

Still on: Bali tourist levy (1 Jan – 31 Dec)