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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Faro or Jakarta?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Faro for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Faro’s own page.

Choose Jakarta for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Jakarta’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Faro 74, Jakarta 28: Faro leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Jakarta 48: Jakarta leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Jakarta 30: Faro leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Jakarta 45: Faro leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Jakarta 50: Faro leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Jakarta 36: Faro leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Jakarta.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Faro
49match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Jakarta
51match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroJakarta
Official languagePortugueseIndonesian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation10 m91 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFaroJakarta
City population64,56011,135,191
People per km²31916,821
Museums within 10 km244
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.