Climate averages 1991–2020
Jayapura weather
by month.
See how the year changes. October has the highest average daily maximum; October has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Jayapura averages a daytime high of 29.5°C and a nighttime low of 24.5°C, with about 2,758 mm of rain on roughly 316 days. October is the warmest month (average high 29.9°C) and July the coolest (28.9°C). March is the wettest month with 267 mm; October is the driest with 186 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Jayapura
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Jayapura climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 244 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| February | 29.3°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 240 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 267 | 27.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 250 | 27.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 29.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 215 | 27.2 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 221 | 27.0 | 12.012 h |
| July | 28.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 236 | 26.0 | 12.012 h |
| August | 29.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 210 | 25.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 29.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 191 | 24.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 186 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 233 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| December | 29.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 265 | 28.1 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- NabireIndonesia · 587 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 3,315 mm rain a year
- MeraukeIndonesia · 664 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 1,667 mm rain a year
- ManokwariIndonesia · 763 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.2°C · 2,918 mm rain a year
- TualIndonesia · 948 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 25.4°C · 1,904 mm rain a year
- SorongIndonesia · 1067 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 3,549 mm rain a year
- AmbonIndonesia · 1398 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 25.6°C · 1,766 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+9, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -2.60°, 140.70° (8 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 1.2°C for the difference between the city's elevation (11 m) and the cell's (192 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -2.50°, 140.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.