Bandar Lampung

City in Indonesia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Bandar Lampung

Bandar Lampung: 22Kartika, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Bandar Lampung is a city in Indonesia, in Lampung. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 15th largest city of Indonesia in our atlas.

It lies at 5.43° S, 105.26° E, about 95 m (312 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Jakarta time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Bandar Lampung. Green dots: other major cities of Indonesia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Bandar Lampung has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 23°C (73°F). Around 1,914 mm (75 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.

28°24°Jan28228°24°Feb27328°24°Mar23728°24°Apr18529°24°May11328°24°Jun9528°23°Jul8530°23°Aug5130°23°Sep6530°24°Oct10030°24°Nov15429°24°Dec274mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in IndonesiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Bandar Lampung: 22Kartika, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Lapangan desa surenlor - panoramio: eddy soekamto, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)