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Diving in Bali: season and dive sites

Komodo 50 Lombok 44 Raja Ampat 36

Planning a dive trip to Bali

Every figure below is counted from the 99 dive sites listed on this page. Where a value is missing for a site, that site is left out of the count rather than estimated.

Best monthsApr – Novfrom ten years of rainfall records for this area
Dive centres within 60 km31avg rating 4.96 · SSI 17 · PADI 14
Species recorded167Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Snowflake Moray, Dragon Seamoth

Why these months

The dry months are not about staying dry. Rain washes sediment down rivers and into the sea, and visibility drops with it. The wet season also coincides with the monsoon, so wind and swell decide whether boats reach the exposed sites at all. Water temperature barely moves across the year in the tropics and is rarely the deciding factor.

One caveat worth knowing: the dry season means convenient, not necessarily the best diving. The plankton blooms that draw in manta rays and whale sharks come with nutrient-rich, cooler water, which is often the opposite of calm, clear conditions. If a particular animal is the reason for the trip, its own season matters more than the weather.

99 dive sites found