Denpasar vs Bima: which is sunnier?
🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 387 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Denpasar and Bima are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,777 vs 2,771 hours a year. Bima has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Denpasar in 2 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Denpasar | Bima | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,777 | 2,771 |
| Sunniest month | August (91/100) | August (94/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 69/100 | 68/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 88/100 | 92/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,593 mm | 1,203 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Denpasar vs Bima month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denpasar | Bima | Denpasar | Bima | Denpasar | Bima | |
| January | 68 | 68 | 30° | 30° | 317 | 227 |
| February | 68 | 68 | 30° | 30° | 252 | 190 |
| March | 68 | 68 | 30° | 30° | 201 | 174 |
| April | 73 | 77 | 30° | 30° | 123 | 102 |
| May | 80 | 85 | 29° | 30° | 82 | 56 |
| June | 86 | 91 | 28° | 30° | 53 | 24 |
| July | 88 | 92 | 28° | 30° | 40 | 17 |
| August | 91 | 94 | 28° | 31° | 24 | 7 |
| September | 88 | 91 | 30° | 32° | 38 | 21 |
| October | 85 | 79 | 31° | 33° | 57 | 40 |
| November | 71 | 67 | 31° | 33° | 134 | 116 |
| December | 68 | 68 | 30° | 30° | 272 | 229 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Bima · May Bima · Jun Bima · Jul Bima · Aug Bima · Sep Bima · Oct Denpasar · Nov Denpasar · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Denpasar averages 69/100, Bima 68/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 31°C).
- March–May: Bima (average score 77/100 vs 74). Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 30°C).
- June–August: Bima (average score 92/100 vs 88). Bima is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Denpasar averages 87/100, Bima 85/100. Bima is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Denpasar weather by month · Bima weather by month · Best time to visit Indonesia.
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