Bali Guide
Weather
Located in the tropics, just eight degrees south of the equator, Bali enjoys fairly constant year-round temperatures, averaging 27°C in coastal areas and the hills around Ubud and 22°C in the central volcanoes around Kintamani. The island is hit by an annual monsoon, which brings rain, wind and a sometimes unbearable 97 percent humidity from October through to March.
The best time to visit is outside the monsoon season, from May to September, though monsoons are, like many other events in Indonesia, notoriously unpunctual, and you should be prepared to get rained on in Ubud at any time of year. However, the prospect of a daily rainstorm shouldn't put you off: you're far more likely to get an hour-long downpour than day-long drizzle; mountain-climbing, though, is both unrewarding and dangerous at this time of year. You should also be aware of the peak tourist seasons: resorts get packed out between mid-June and mid-September and again over the Christmas– New Year period, when prices rocket and rooms can be fully booked for weeks in advance.