When to go · Ternate
Ternate, month by month
Good months for Ternate: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Wettest month in Bali and Java; Jakarta floods; Raja Ampat good.30 °C / 24 °C, 20 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Rain continues; Chinese New Year; Ramadan may start (check).30 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Nyepi shuts Bali for 24 h and Idul Fitri travel peaks in 2026 (both check).30 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Rains ease; green rice terraces; shoulder prices.31 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Dry season starts; good for Komodo, Bromo and Bali.31 °C / 24 °C, 16 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Dry and busy; Australian school holidays fill Bali.30 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Peak season: Bali and Gili beds sell out; book early.30 °C / 23 °C, 15 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Peak; Independence Day 17 Aug; clear volcano mornings.30 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Dry, fewer crowds; the sweet spot.31 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Still mostly dry; first storms late in the month.31 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Indonesia: Rainy season begins; seas rough to the Gilis.31 °C / 24 °C, 16 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: check — any period of volcanic alert (Mount Gamalama is active; the December 2011 eruption closed regional air traffic).30 °C / 24 °C, 19 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: High