Geographic position of Batam

Batam is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 1.1494° N, 104.0249° E.

Batam lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Batam

The point on Earth exactly opposite Batam is near Ambato - when it's noon in Batam, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Batam

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Batam

Batam is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

Because Batam is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Batam

In Batam, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 11m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 12h 3m, a difference of roughly 0h 8m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Batam's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Batam at 1.15° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Batam

With a population of 1,164,352, Batam ranks as the 14th most populous city in Indonesia, out of 438 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Batam

Batam uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Jakarta. The current local offset is UTC+7 / WIB.

Batam does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Batam

Business hours in Batam (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 10:00 PM (previous day) - 6:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 7:00 PM (previous day) - 3:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 3:00 AM - 11:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Indonesia

Public Holidays Affecting Batam

Official national holiday observed in Indonesia.

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