Things to do in Cianjur in May

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May is a good time to visit Cianjur. The weather is usually very warm and humid but cool, with temperatures ranging from 70—82°F (21—28°C).

Cianjur has plenty to offer for visitors of all ages and interests. In this article, we tell you the top things to see and do for your May trip to Cianjur. Get inspired by the events, activities, attractions, and experiences unique to May. We’ll let you know where to explore events based on your interests, whether that’s food, culture, art, music, sport or others.

We’ll let you know everything you need to prepare for the weather in Cianjur in May. Learn about what to wear and pack for your trip, the average temperatures throughout May, temperature changes from morning to evening and much more.

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Best events and things to do in Cianjur in May

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Holidays in Cianjur in May
May
  • International Labor Day (May 1)
  • Ascension Day of Jesus Christ (May 14)
  • Joint Holiday after Ascension Day (May 15)
  • Idul Adha (May 2728)
  • Waisak Day (May 31)
Other notable holidays
  • Good Friday (April 3)
  • Easter Sunday (April 5)
  • Pancasila Day (June 1)
  • Muharram / Islamic New Year (June 16)
  • Indonesian Independence Day (August 17)
  • Maulid Nabi Muhammad (August 25)
  • Christmas Eve Joint Holiday (December 24)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • New Year's Eve (December 31)
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Weather in Cianjur in May

Temperatures on an average day in Cianjur in May

The average temperature in Cianjur in May for a typical day ranges from a high of 82°F (28°C) to a low of 70°F (21°C). Some would describe the temperature to be very warm. humid but cool

For comparison, the hottest month in Cianjur, October, has days with highs of 84°F (29°C) and lows of 69°F (21°C). The coldest month, August has days with highs of 82°F (28°C) and lows of 66°F (19°C). This graph shows how an average day looks like in Cianjur in May based on historical data.

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Historical temperature average in May
82°F
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70°F
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General weather summary

Very warm, humid but cool
Feels like
72%
Chance of rain
0.737 in
Amount
7.5 mph
Wind speed
90%
Humidity
11.8 hrs
Daylight length
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:41 PM
Sunset
22%
Cloud cover
Sleeveless shirt, rain coat and rain boots
What to wear
What to wear in May
With an average high of 82°F (28°C) and a low of 70°F (21°C), it generally feels very warm and humid but cool. There might also be a moderate chance of rain. With that in mind, most people would dress in something very light like a sleeveless shirt and top it off with a rain coat and rain boots
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Best attractions for Cianjur in May

Besides the array of exciting events and activities Cianjur has to offer for travelers in May, we want to remind you of the classic attractions in Cianjur that are great to visit at this time of the year as well! You can’t miss these iconic landmarks, local favorites, and places rich with cultural heritage. We hope to give you insights and inspiration into the best things to see and do to make the most of your visit. Here is a list of our top attractions in Cianjur for May.
Taman Bunga Nusantara
1. Taman Bunga Nusantara
4.6
(29442)
Nature & Parks
Park
Sprawling gardens with many flowers, a large hedge maze, topiary, a lake & more.
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This flower garden is very beautiful and well-maintained. Its collection of flowers is diverse and enchanting. The area is vast; to explore the garden, visitors can use the golf carts provided. For flower lovers, be sure to visit this place—you’ll truly be pampered by its beauty.
Taman Bunga Nusantara offers a vast and well-maintained garden, making it an ideal place for family picnics. The park provides various facilities, including a sightseeing bus that takes visitors around, making it easier to explore the area without getting too tired. The flowers are meticulously arranged based on their region of origin, creating a visually pleasing experience. However, the variety of flowers is somewhat limited, which might not fully meet the expectations of those looking for a more diverse floral display. Initially, I imagined a breathtakingly vast flower field, but the landscape design here feels a bit monotonous. Another thing to consider is its location, which is quite far from the city center. While this adds to the tranquility, it also means extra travel time. In terms of pricing, the entrance fee varies for local and international tourists, with an additional charge for the sightseeing bus. However, considering the facilities and the overall experience, the pricing is quite fair. Overall, it’s a beautiful and serene place to visit, though it may not be as breathtaking as I initially expected. 8.5/10 Would recommend for a relaxing family trip! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I recently visited this garden and was absolutely blown away. It’s big, spacious, and beautifully maintained—a true oasis of peace and greenery. The paths are wide and easy to walk, the lawns are immaculately clean, and every corner offers something lovely to look at, from blooming flowers to tall, graceful trees. What really impressed me was how well-kept everything is. You can tell a lot of care and attention goes into maintaining the space. It’s perfect for a relaxing walk, a picnic, or just to sit and enjoy the fresh air. Whether you’re a plant lover, a photographer, or just someone who appreciates a calm, tidy outdoor space, this garden is a must-visit. Highly recommend!
One of the classic park mostly displayed with variety of Flowers. We'll kept park. Neat & clean environment & you will be mesmerized to see such beautiful flowers. This park is in Indonesia which itself a beautiful country with amazing landscape.
seriously tho, this place is so pretty, quiet, and lots to explore. but I had to admit there’s many rooms for improvement because many attractions are not well maintained, it kinda looks abandoned and dirty somehow. overall if you just wanna enjoy the view, trees, many varieties of flowers and fresh air, this place is ‘yes’ place to go
Pet needed to be carried at all time, great garden, theres vehicles to be rented
Great place to be and see gardens from different places. No problem to take our photo cameras with us.
If you’re looking to enjoy a picnic surrounded by beautiful flowers, this place is a great option for a family outing. In addition to the scenic views, you can also explore a variety of games and attractions in the “Alam Imajinasi” area. However, it's worth noting that many of the games are currently not in the best condition. Hopefully, they’ll be repaired and improved soon.
Cibodas Botanical Garden
2. Cibodas Botanical Garden
4.6
(18572)
Botanical garden
Nature & Parks
Sprawling botanical garden created in the 19th century & featuring orchids, Cinchona trees & more.
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very happy to be able to have a weekend vacation in this place, many tourists also come to this place and can play and talk with them. not only that the scenery is very beautiful and very cool, you can come here in the morning because the wind is still very clean. The place is very spacious and there are many large trees around. The entrance fee is very appropriate for what we see and go around there. the point is this place is suitable for a vacation with your family or friends.
Most great garden view in indonesia. Its location is near to Gede Pangrango mountain, with altitude 1300-1425 m and 17-27°C.
Superb public garden that should be known more. It's larger and more spacious than Kebun Raya Bogor. Easy reached by public transport. Be wary though, the place strictly opened at 08 AM so no use visit too early. I suggest take the paid shuttle car first inside before you explore the park by foot. If you do so than you can get ideas which specific area you can explore later. The fare is cheap, IDR 30K/ person and even a single customer still get served. It's very nice to have a stroll in cool and fresh mountain air, sometimes it is still foggy even in mid day.
We spent the night camping near by and my wife said we should visit as its only 30 mins away. WOW what a place to visit, so big, so much to see, you need a full day here really, we had a few hours before heading back to Jakarta. The grounds are very well kept, the air so fresh, so many old trees which are amazing, and to my surprise I found by accident where we parked was a Nepenthes house, as this is a variety of plants I grow I was very impressed at the selection, only dissapointing part was the house was closed even though it should have been open, next time hopefully it will be. The whole place is well worth a visit
Coming from Bandung for work but end up want to go back for my own! 🥹 It was Wednesday, 9amish, and everything was just purrrfect ✨️ the weather, the light, the sunshine, the people (as a strong I nothing is better than only a few people there). Ready to have my own day there soon!!!
I visited on weekdays so there's not a lot of person. Just a few middle eastern tourist, young couple, families, and student celebrating their graduation. The thing about this place is there are double ticketing to enter the area. I think the first gate is for the Cianjur Governnent and the other one is for BRIN. It'a kind of weird. The botanical garden area is the most beautiful place I've ever seen. The clear water, endless row of trees, fresh mountain air, and soft green grass. I can't get enough of it. The only downside of this place is the public facility like toilet is not that clean or smell good.
A very nice place for picnics, searching for fresh air, play in the small water stream. There is also a botanical garden, various trees and flowers.
beautiful place, at night in the parking area the air is cold, the location is in a mountainous area, PRAMUKA area, lack of camping preparation also makes you shiver when it rains at night
Gunung Padang
3. Gunung Padang
4.6
(4607)
Historical landmark
Sights & Landmarks
Major ruins from 5000 BCE or earlier featuring hundreds of rectangular stones on a stepped hillside.
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The whole place is fascinating and worth the visit from Jakarta. The climb up is quite steep, but there is another longer path up which we found on the way down. There are guides around who are full of interesting knowledge and facts so it's worth talking to one. There's a coffee shop further up the mountain for refreshments too. Make sure to bless yourself with the sacred spring water before going up.
I'm not sure if this place is for everyone since it wasn't really my taste, but it's definitely a new experience, especially the road getting here. The site itself looks quite good from some angles. I agree with other reviews that the management could improve plant and fence placement, but I appreciate that they keep the place clean and the stairs safe to climb. It's too bad facilities like toilets and parking are very limited. The guides are polite, but they (and some visitors) should avoid smoking in public. If you're wondering why drones are prohibited, imagine the noise if half the visitors brought theirs, so I agree with the management's rule against drones without a special license. There are no specific open/closing hours, they confirmed it's open 24 hours. However, on some national holidays, they might open a bit later in the afternoon. If you're coming from Jakarta and don't want an off-road adventure, take the Cianjur route (safer one). But if you do enjoy some adrenaline, try the Sukabumi route 😉
I absolutely love this place. Been meaning to go here for a very long time. I have watched countless videos on this place and I finally made it. All in all this is about 350 to 400 steps depends how you count them all the way to the fifth Terrace. People are working on the site. They’re very friendly talk to archaeologist amazing place to visit.
Amazing place if you like nature and things from so many years ago. Friendly/helpful staff and cheap ticket. It is a beautiful nature drive for the last part of the drive there.
The last one hour road leading to the destination is very challenging with lots of potholes. Interesting historical site but poorly managed. They plant trees in between the rocks, fences built inappropriately. Spoilt the natural beauty of the site. Our local guide simply throw the cigarette butt. We're informed no drones allowed, permission is required from provincial office but unable to provide valid reason to support this restrictions when we tried to clarify. Before we ended our trip, we were asked to pay additional Rp 5000 per person by local on top of our tickets. It's ridiculous. Great historical site poorly managed.
It is rather disappointing to finally visit this site after watching all the hypes from Netflix show. The place is really small, took at most 30 minutes to complete the visit. There is not alot to see, just piles and piles of scattered stones with areas where they destinated to be 'rooms'. Beyong that there is little effort to maintain the site or effort to educate the visitors of the civilization that built it. And reaching this remote place requires 3 hours of driving from jakarta or bandung on winding and sometimes hazardous country road. Don't waste your time visiting here.
Amazing to visit human history. So many unknown about the past, yet they left so many great structure for us to learn.
There are places you visit, and then there are places that change you. Ganang Perang is the latter. From the moment I arrived, I felt something ancient humming beneath the surface—like the land itself was whispering stories from long ago. The energy here is alive, peaceful yet powerful, like stepping into a forgotten chapter of Earth’s memory. Whether you’re coming for the landscape, the history, or the stillness, you’ll find more than you expected. It’s not just beautiful—it’s magical. A place that stays with you, long after you leave. Highly recommended for anyone on a journey of discovery, healing, or reconnection. 🌿✨
Bule Homestay Cianjur
4. Bule Homestay Cianjur
4.5
(70)
Homestay
Tours
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We did not stay at his place but found him on google when we were planning our trip to Gunung Padang. Kus was a guide which was happy to take us for a good price. He gave us plenty of information and told us about local tales connected to the region. He was very flexible and responsible. The nice thing about this was that the tour did not feel rushed, we could take our time and talk to locals. After Gunung Padang he also took us to a local waterfall and to ride around the stunning tea plantations. I have to give him a 5 star review as this was exactly what we were looking for! Thank you so much Kus for the amazing experience! Greetings from Doris and Dailey❤️🙏🏻
I had a lovely stay with Kus and his family. He arranged trips and was very helpful. I have wanted to visit gunung padang for a long time, a had an amazing trip there with lovely story telling. The stay is primitive, but very loving and warm. Will for sure recommend for anyone who want to have a local visit and enjoys to learn about culture.
We stayed 3 days, it was really amazing ! A real immersion into the indonesian culture and a lot to see around! Kus and his family are really nice and welcomed us inside their house. They served us typical indonesian dishes and were super helpful 😁 loved our stay and would 100% recommend !
We spent such an amazing time with Kus and Chepy ! The guest house is really typical and we had the opportunity to try all the local dishes of Indonesia ! Kus is really patient and like to explain specialities and costumes of his region. We loved the activités spent with him as the floating village, the trek on the Mount Manangel and the visite of the Thea plantations ! If you’re looking for an experience with Indonesian people and if you like the adventure : go ahead, this place is amazing !
Kus is such a nice guy and lives in a real beautiful place. His family and friends took us in as one of theirs, Especially our kids! The accommodation is a bit basic, but that is what a home stay is all about! Kus gives really nice tours and knows a lot about the region he lives in. We did the floating village and the Cibodas botanical garden and waterfall. Both are amazing, and very doable in 1 day!
If you love to experience the quiet local setting, this is the place. Kus the owner and family are very friendly. And they have several tour packages to see and do around Cianjur. Thank you for safe bike ride to Gunung Padang. And delicious local breakfast.
This is a good homestay to explore the Cianjur area. Kus knows the area well. Since i have got my own transport and speak some Indonesian he suggested me to make a trip my self and gave me advice where to go. That trip was awesome. The accommodation is convenient. Kus his family is nice. There is good wifi, nice food from the shop nextdoor and both walking distance to ricefield and city. Musquito nets are provided although while sitting on the outside terrace i did not get bitten. Highly recommended for the not high heeled traveller who wishes to get to know Indonesia. Rogier December 7, 2017
This homestay is nice and the trips are so awesome and the teams too.
Jayanti Beach
5. Jayanti Beach
4.1
(3713)
Outdoor Activities
Beaches
Rocky, secluded beach with nearby eateries & commercial fishing activities, plus fish for sale.
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Come Here In the summer you can visit here via ciwidey just 3 hours in the map, but actually 5 hours because the track is not straight , there is a hard track , make sure the brake of your transportation is work because downhill road and make sure the machine in your transportation is fit. after come to this place , just rent a room for rest just 200.000 Rupiah per night after that in the morning you can walk to the beach and see fishermamn catch so much fish and you can see the sunrise . enjoy it
The beach isnt clean, the foods shop and restaurants are not really good too but at least you still can find a fresh air and natural view there.
Beautiful beach with black sand
Nice view n good place.. Its long trip.. Takes for 5 hours of cianjur city to get on the Beach.. But it's beautiful place..
First time I visited this beach and no one things to do here because of Rocky beach. Even though Jayanti is full of Rocks. Suddenly, hidden paradise appears when sunset or sunrise is coming. I love this beach because of the view and natural.
Beauty scenery, awesome waves and the full ambience of hospitality among fishermen and local people
great beach with black sand..with nice and affordable sea food
Cikondang
6. Cikondang
Nature & Parks
Waterfalls
Citambur Waterfall
7. Citambur Waterfall
4.5
(2290)
Waterfall
Nature & Parks
Tall, multitiered waterfall framed by greenery-covered cliffs, popular for selfies.
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Refreshing place, if you get near the waterfall, don't forget to wear your raincoat, because even in sunny day, there's always raining
One of the most beautiful waterfalls I’ve ever visited!! It took about 3 hours by driving 🏍️ start from my hometown, Sukabumi. The road is winding up and down but it’s paid off after you arrive here and see this beautiful waterfall. Ticket entry IDR 10k/person Parking IDR 5k 🛵🏍️ Mushola ✅ Toilet 🚻✅ Warung ✅ 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 💦🌿 Follow me on Insta/TikTok @sandixing Thank you!
I came here in the morning with the ☀️ shinning. looks what I've got? A Rainbow 🌈. The water falls quite heavy, you can get wet easily. The track was easy, just 5 minutes from the parking lot. One of the best waterfall in west Java
Curug Citambur which "Citambur" or "Cai Tambur" in Sundanese has the meaning of "Drumming Water", is the highest waterfall in West Java Province as well as the best-known waterfall among thousands of other waterfalls we could explore around Taneuh Sunda, Nagara Parahyangan. It is formed of main water flowing along a river sourced from Mount Masigit which falls from a very high cliff into the valley on its downside causing tremendous water splash that sprinkles all around its surroundings. Best moment to see on this waterfall is when the warm sun rays meet the cold water sprinkles it will create a very beautiful natural panoramic view of rainbow that stretches clearly in front of it. This waterfall located administratively in Karangjaya Village, Pasirkuda District, Cianjur Regency. We can go to the village from Bandung, Cianjur, or Sukabumi as its nearest city with distance about 70-90 km and time about 2-2,5 hours. Along the way to the village, we will be accompanied by views that are mostly tea plantations. By the time we reach the village, it is take only few minutes trekking up to reach this waterfall. Around the entrance of this waterfall, currently there are many of amenities provider like kiosk as well as accommodation like homestay. The telecommunication signal around the village is also good.
Beautiful waterfall, its really high. The ticket cost 10.000 rupiah per person. The water is so clear, fresh, and cold. My pop mie become super delicious while eating here
beautiful view all the way from sinumbra to this waterfall. the ticket price for 1 motorbike is IDR 10,000, helmet storage is IDR 10,000 and there are several spots that are suddenly paid for.. (sigh) - beautiful place, but i haven't intention to come back..
From estimate to completion, John and his team were professional making this a great experience for me
Thanks to Citambur Waterfall management and the local community who have given the best for international tourism, all the international guests we brought to this place were very happy, and enjoyed their activities.
Cianjur
8. Cianjur
Tours
Nature & Wildlife Tours
Cianjur is a town and district in the West Java province of Indonesia, and is the seat of Cianjur Regency. The district of Cianjur is located along one of the main roads between Jakarta and Bandung. Wikipedia.
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