Lombok · Indonesia
December
Heavy wet season — Christmas week brings some visitors but rain is relentless.
Avoid
#12 of 12 months
There are better months for Lombok — see the full ranking below.
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High
30.9°C
Low
24.2°C
Rain
238mm
Sun
5.4hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How December scores in Lombok
Weather
Low
Value
Above average
Crowds
Very good
Events
Above average
Atmosphere
Above average
What you gain in December
- ↑Christmas and New Year week brings a small influx of Bali-overflow tourists to the Gilis: the island feels briefly alive even in the wet season, and the beach bars and restaurants return to something approaching normal operation for those 10 days.
- ↑The wet season prices remain: outside the Christmas week itself, accommodation on the Gilis and in Kuta is at or near the November floor. A post-Christmas stay (27–31 December) delivers wet season pricing with the Christmas-week social energy.
- ↑Lombok's interior cultural life — the Sasak weaving villages of Sukarara and Pringgasela, the pottery village of Banyumulek, the traditional architecture of Sade — is entirely unaffected by monsoon weather and available year-round with minimal tourist competition.
What you sacrifice
- ↓238mm of rain in December is the second-heaviest month of the year. Rinjani is firmly closed. Gili crossings are unreliable. The wet season in December is not subtle — plan for it explicitly.
- ↓Christmas week specifically sees accommodation prices spike from their floor despite the poor weather: demand from those escaping northern hemisphere winter creates a brief premium. Book ahead if targeting Christmas on the Gilis.
How December compares to June (best month)
| Factor | December | June ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 2 | 10 |
| Value | 5 | 6 |
| Crowds | 7 | 6 |
December in other destinations
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Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Lombok, not across destinations. Methodology →