Bali & Indonesia
6h 15m from Sydney to Denpasar. Same voltage as home, but the pins are round — you need a Type C adapter.
- Flight from Sydney
- 6h 15m
- Plug
- Type C / F
- Voltage
- 230V
- Tap water
- Do not drink
- Currency
- Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
- Time vs Sydney
- -3 hours
- Region
- SEA
- Your kit
- Bali & Indonesia
Bali & Indonesia, month by month
Temperatures in Celsius, because you live in Australia. Remember that a northern hemisphere summer is our winter — the reason most packing advice online is upside down for you.
| Month | Season | High / low | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wet season | 31° / 24° | Peak rain. Short, heavy afternoon downpours rather than all-day grey. |
| February | Wet season | 31° / 24° | Wettest month. Humid throughout. |
| March | Wet season tail | 31° / 24° | Rain easing, still very humid. |
| April | Shoulder | 31° / 24° | Drying out. One of the better value months. |
| May | Dry season | 31° / 24° | Warm, humid, reliable sun. |
| June | Dry season | 30° / 23° | Dry, warm and busy. The Australian school-holiday peak. |
| July | Dry season | 29° / 23° | Coolest and driest. Peak Australian season. |
| August | Dry season | 29° / 23° | Dry, breezy, excellent. Still busy. |
| September | Dry season | 30° / 23° | Arguably the best month — dry, and the crowds have gone home. |
| October | Shoulder | 31° / 24° | Humidity building, first storms. |
| November | Wet season | 31° / 24° | Rain returning in earnest. |
| December | Wet season | 31° / 24° | Wet and very busy over Christmas. |
What Australians get wrong about Bali & Indonesia
- Shoulders and knees covered at temples. A sarong is required at most of them and is often rented at the gate — bringing your own is cheaper and nicer.
- Mosquitoes are a dengue risk, not just an irritation. Repellent matters more here than almost anywhere else on this list.
- Roads are chaotic and scooter injuries are the single most common travel-insurance claim from Bali.
- Bring small denomination rupiah. Card acceptance is patchy outside the tourist strips.