Lombok in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Lombok sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 425 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Lombok's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Lombok has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Lombok's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
425 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.5
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Lombok in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in Lombok reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Lombok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lombok weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°24827.612.43.4
Feb28° / 25°21425.212.33.3
Mar29° / 26°21825.512.13.6
Apr29° / 26°15918.811.84.2
May29° / 25°487.911.65.6
Jun29° / 25°294.611.56.3
Jul29° / 24°172.811.66.7
Aug29° / 23°51.211.77.0
Sep29° / 24°152.111.96.7
Oct29° / 25°477.312.25.8
Nov29° / 26°15719.312.44.2
Dec28° / 26°26626.912.53.4

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Lombok gets around 425 mm of rain over 52 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early March to 11 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Lombok

In seasonPeak

In fall, Lombok overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lombok sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Lombok's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Lombok?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Lombok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lombok in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Lombok sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lombok in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lombok in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lombok peaks around March 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 14Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lombok in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lombok is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 2022 µg/m³Apr 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lombok?

Lombok sits at 8.6°S, 116.1°E, 24 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Praya, 22 km away.

Topography around Lombok

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lombok.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lombok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,461 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,635 m.

The land around Lombok is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
1,461 m
80 km
3,635 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Praya 22 km · Gili Trawangan 27 km · Selong 46 km · Amlapura 57 km · Amlapura city 58 km · Bedugul 60 km · Klungkung 79 km · Taliwang 83 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lombok (-8.5833°, 116.1167°, elevation 24 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.