Climate
Balikpapan features a tropical rainforest climate. The city on average sees on average almost 2,800 millimetres (110 in) of rain per year. Balikpapan generally shows little variation in weather throughout the course of the year. The city does not have significantly wetter and drier periods of the year and average temperatures are nearly identical throughout the course of the year, averaging roughly 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year.
| Climate data for Balikpapan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (85) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (85) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
29.4 (85.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25.3 (77.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 240 (9.45) |
220 (8.66) |
240 (9.45) |
220 (8.66) |
250 (9.84) |
250 (9.84) |
250 (9.84) |
250 (9.84) |
200 (7.87) |
180 (7.09) |
170 (6.69) |
240 (9.45) |
2,780 (109.45) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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