Jakarta

Selamat datang di Jakarta | Welcome to Jakarta

Why visit

The Old Batavia (Kota Tua) Dutch colonial quarter, the National Museum and Monas independence monument, vast street-food culture (nasi goreng, sate, gado-gado), the Glodok Chinatown, the Istiqlal Mosque (Southeast Asia's largest), and easy access to the Thousand Islands and Java's volcano-and-temple country. The lifestyle malls of Senayan and SCBD show the contemporary face.

When to avoid

Traffic is really catastrophic. Build in massive time buffers and use the new MRT, KRL trains, or Gojek motorcycle taxis. Air quality is often very poor. Check AQI and consider an N95 mask. The city is sinking and floods routinely in the wet season, some areas (North Jakarta) are below sea level. Petty crime and scams happen. Use registered taxis. Conservative dress is wise outside upmarket malls.

Plan Jakarta

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Jakarta

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Drizzle

31° / 26°

1.7 mm

UV High

Wed

Drizzle

30° / 25°

1.5 mm

UV High

Thu

Drizzle

31° / 25°

0.9 mm

UV Very high

Fri

Drizzle

32° / 26°

1.5 mm

UV High

Sat

Overcast

31° / 26°

UV Very high

Sun

Overcast

31° / 26°

UV High

Mon

Drizzle

31° / 26°

1.2 mm

UV High

Climate

Wet season (Nov-Apr)

About 74% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 29°C, lows around 25°C.

Dry season (May-Oct)

About 96mm of rain a month, against 271mm in the wet season.

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Weather

29° / 24°

Typical high / low

2 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

11.9h

07:00 – 18:54local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest HLP · 12 km

Getting around Jakarta

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

PT Transportasi Jakarta

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

About Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the de facto capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province. It lies on the northwestern coast of Java, borders the provinces of West Java and Banten, and faces the Java Sea to the north. Jakarta itself covers about 662 square kilometres, but the wider Jakarta metropolitan area—locally known as Jabodetabek—is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world. It is the country's political, economic, and cultural centre and contains many national institutions, corporate headquarters, and the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Area: 662 km²
Demonym: Jakartan
Mayor: Pramono Anung
Airport codes: CGK, HLP

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