SeasonMapNusa Penida (Penida) weather by month
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The best time to visit Nusa Penida (Penida) is June to August — 91/100 in August, 25°C and 14 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, April to October (85/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 62/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Nusa Penida, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Nusa Penida is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 62 | C | 27°C | 29 d | 9 h | Peak | 3 |
| FebFebruary | 63 | C | 27°C | 28 d | 9 h | Quiet | 2 |
| MarMarch | 68 | C | 28°C | 30 d | 10 h | Busy | 3 |
| AprApril | 78 | B | 28°C | 22 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| MayMay | 84 | A | 27°C | 18 d | 11 h | Busy | 2 |
| JunJune | 88 | A | 26°C | 17 d | 11 h | Peak | 2 |
| JulJuly | 89 | A | 25°C | 15 d | 11 h | Peak | 3 |
| AugAugust | 91 | S | 25°C | 14 d | 11 h | Busy | 3 |
| SepSeptember | 87 | A | 26°C | 16 d | 11 h | Busy | 3 |
| OctOctober | 81 | A | 27°C | 18 d | 11 h | Busy | 3 |
| NovNovember | 67 | C | 27°C | 26 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| DecDecember | 64 | C | 27°C | 28 d | 10 h | Peak | 3 |
What's on in Nusa Penida through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Bali tourist levy1 Jan – 31 DecRule
- March
- Nyepi, the day of silence19–20 MarClosure
- May
- Dry season and the day-boat crush1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Season
- July
- Mola season1 Jul – 31 Oct (usually)Nature
- December
- Christmas and New Year peak18 Dec – 5 JanHoliday
- Wet season, cancelled crossings1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Season
Crowds in Nusa Penida in August
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.
BusyDry season and the day-boat crush, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Nusa Penida
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Safety
A guide to Kelingking Beach warns that reaching the famous clifftop viewpoint is easy, but the descent to the actual beach is steep and physically demanding, roughly 20 minutes down and up to 30 minutes back up, not a casual add-on to the photo stop. Their firm safety rule once at the bottom: respect the no-swimming signs, since currents and waves at Kelingking can be genuinely deadly despite how inviting the water looks from above, and check that any rented scooter actually has working brakes and a helmet with a functioning strap before setting off on the island's still-bumpy roads.