Bakan

Located in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Bakan is a village where agriculture and fishing are often the main occupations.

Being close to the equator, Bakan experiences a tropical rainforest climate: very warm, very humid and rainy year-round. Daytime temperatures sit between 30°C and 33°C almost every day, and rain is a regular part of life — often in the form of short but heavy afternoon storms.

During the rainy season, Bakan can see several centimetres of rain in a single afternoon. Storms often arrive late in the day and clear by evening, leaving humid but cooler conditions overnight.

Visitors looking for the best weather in Bakan should aim for the November–February window, when the monsoon has passed and humidity drops noticeably.

At its elevation, Bakan enjoys noticeably cooler nights than the lowlands, and afternoon temperatures are often a few degrees below the national average.

For the most accurate up-to-the-minute weather in Bakan, see the live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecast sections above.