Lombok · Indonesia
November
Wet season arrival — Rinjani closes, prices plummet, and the island empties.
Worth considering
#8 of 12 months
There are better months for Lombok — see the full ranking below.
See when to go instead →Climate
High
31.2°C
Low
24°C
Rain
142mm
Sun
6.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How November scores in Lombok
Weather
Below average
Value
Outstanding
Crowds
Outstanding
Events
Average
Atmosphere
Good
What you gain in November
- ↑November is the deepest value month on Lombok: accommodation prices on the Gilis and in Kuta Lombok are at their annual floor, and the restaurants and dive shops are desperate for business. A committed traveller can stay on Gili Air for prices that are genuinely remarkable.
- ↑The interior of Lombok in early wet season is extraordinarily beautiful: rice paddies flooded and reflecting sky, waterfalls at Tiu Kelep and Sindang Gila (near Senaru, on the Rinjani lower slope) roaring with monsoon volume, and the agricultural landscape at its most dramatic.
- ↑Snorkelling on the Gilis remains viable in November on calm days between rain events — the turtle sanctuary at Gili Air is not going anywhere, and the water is still warm (28°C).
What you sacrifice
- ↓Rinjani National Park closes from November: attempting the summit or crater rim is dangerous and operators refuse to go. The hiking season has definitively ended.
- ↓Gili crossings become unreliable again: the fast boat from Padang Bai in Bali can be cancelled on short notice, and the public boat from Bangsal is uncomfortable in chop. Build flexibility into any plan involving the Gilis in November.
How November compares to June (best month)
| Factor | November | June ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 3 | 10 |
| Value | 9 | 6 |
| Crowds | 9 | 6 |
November in other destinations
Lisbon (16.8°C)Barcelona (16.5°C)Tokyo (16.6°C)Bali (30.8°C)Santorini (17.5°C)Paris (10.5°C)New York (11°C)Marrakech (21.3°C)Amsterdam (9.2°C)Maldives (30°C)Rome (15.5°C)Bangkok (30.2°C)Istanbul (13.8°C)Vienna (7.8°C)Seoul (10.4°C)Dubrovnik (15.4°C)Rio de Janeiro (28.8°C)Kyoto (16.9°C)Phuket (31.7°C)Cape Town (23.7°C)Prague (7°C)Amalfi Coast (16°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (29°C)London (11°C)Sydney (24°C)Iceland (4°C)Tulum (29°C)Dubai (29°C)Singapore (31°C)Hoi An (27°C)Chiang Mai (29°C)Miami (27.2°C)Florence (13.6°C)Queenstown (18.5°C)Madrid (13°C)Porto (17°C)Edinburgh (9°C)Copenhagen (8°C)Budapest (9°C)Kraków (6°C)Tbilisi (11°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (25°C)Osaka (16°C)Goa (32°C)Cusco (21°C)Buenos Aires (26°C)Mykonos (17°C)Zanzibar (30°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (29°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (18°C)Seville (18°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (29°C)Havana (27°C)Split (15°C)Taipei (23°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (20°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (28°C)Cappadocia (12°C)Dominican Republic (29°C)Jamaica (30°C)Tanzania (26°C)Seychelles (29°C)Nepal (21°C)Jordan (19°C)Azores (19°C)Bora Bora (29°C)Los Angeles (22.1°C)Cairo (25.3°C)Kenya (25.8°C)Jaipur (27.8°C)Las Vegas (20.5°C)San Francisco (16.5°C)Madeira (21.5°C)Vancouver (9.2°C)Muscat (31.2°C)Lima (21.5°C)Cinque Terre (15°C)Kotor (15°C)Tel Aviv (22°C)Santiago (26°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (9.4°C)Penang (30.8°C)Cape Verde (27.5°C)Fez (19.8°C)Kerala (31°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (23°C)Oslo (5°C)Auckland (20°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Lombok, not across destinations. Methodology →