Tugu Yogyakarta
Tugu Yogyakarta is a monument and cenotaph that forms part of The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks. It is one of the 37 most looked-up sights in Indonesia on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The best time to visit is during the drier months from July to September, when monthly rainfall is between 35 mm and 50 mm. For comparison, the rainy season is heaviest from December to March, with some months seeing rain on about 29 days. Temperatures remain consistent, with daily highs between 28 °C and 30 °C and lows between 20 °C and 23 °C.
Adisutjipto International Airport is 7 km away, while Yogyakarta International Airport is 37 km from the site. The monument is 430 km from Jakarta. Travelers can combine a visit to Tugu Yogyakarta with nearby sites such as Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (2.6 km), Taman Sari (3.2 km), Prambanan (14.1 km), Borobudur (26.5 km), or Gereja Ayam (28.5 km).
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 25 °C on average. The wettest is February, with about 350 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Rainfall, mm | 342 | 350 | 254 | 216 | 137 | 109 | 50 | 35 | 64 | 126 | 242 | 275 |
| Rainy days | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 28 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
