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Surabaya weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Surabaya is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with June close behind. Surabaya averages about 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year
2,492
Sunniest month
July
Peak score
87/100
Rain / year
1,849 mm
Midday UV at peak
11 (extreme)
Sea at warmest
32°C / 90°F
Population
3M
Elevation
Sea level
Surabaya, Indonesia
Surabaya — photo by consigliere ivan, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

When is the best time to visit Surabaya?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Surabaya is July, then June. The dullest month is October (50/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Surabaya?

Surabaya gets a moderate 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. July (87/100) is noticeably better than October (50). It ranks #32 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 50% of the annual 1,849 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 66February: 66March: 66April: 66May: 71June: 81July: 8787August: 73September: 54October: 50November: 55December: 66JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUVSea
January66 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 326 mm1032° / 90°F
February66 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 321 mm1031° / 88°F
March66 30° / 86°F25° / 77°F 280 mm1031° / 88°F
April66 30° / 86°F25° / 77°F 194 mm1032° / 90°F
May71 31° / 88°F24° / 75°F 121 mm931° / 88°F
June81 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 69 mm831° / 88°F
July87 32° / 90°F22° / 72°F 34 mm929° / 84°F
August73 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 11 mm1029° / 84°F
September54 36° / 97°F23° / 73°F 17 mm1130° / 86°F
October50 36° / 97°F25° / 77°F 60 mm1131° / 88°F
November55 34° / 93°F26° / 79°F 133 mm1032° / 90°F
December66 31° / 88°F25° / 77°F 283 mm931° / 88°F

Sea temperature in Surabaya by month

The sea off Surabaya is warmest in January at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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