Bandung
City in Indonesia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bandung is a city in Indonesia, in West Java. About 2.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Indonesia in our atlas.
It lies at 6.92° S, 107.61° E, about 714 m (2,343 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Jakarta time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bandung. Green dots: other major cities of Indonesia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bandung has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 26°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 16°C (60°F). Around 2,606 mm (103 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
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
- Bogor · 97 km
- Bekasi · 102 km
- Depok · 104 km
- Jakarta · 115 km
- South Tangerang · 121 km
- Tangerang · 136 km
- Bandar Lampung · 307 km
- Semarang · 310 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1650357 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q12523299 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Gedung Sate Oktober 2024 - Rahmatdenas: Rahmatdenas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sri Baduga Museum: Rochelimit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tampak Depan Museum Geologi 2023-03-18: Utari Akhir Gusti, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stadion Siliwangi 9: Hayati Mayang Arum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bandung, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia - panoramio (3): gunawan ione, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bandung Pasupati Skyline: Prayudi Setiadharma, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- SMAN 3 Bandung: Pijri Paijar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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