Climate averages 1991–2020
Merauke weather
by month.
See how the year changes. November has the highest average daily maximum; July (tied with August) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: August
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Merauke averages a daytime high of 29.2°C and a nighttime low of 24.3°C, with about 1,667 mm of rain on roughly 211 days. November is the warmest month (average high 30.8°C) and July the coolest (27.7°C). March is the wettest month with 297 mm; July (tied with August) is the driest with 27 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): August. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Merauke
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
Merauke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 276 | 27.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 29.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 261 | 26.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 297 | 27.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 206 | 22.4 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 106 | 18.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 49 | 12.3 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 27 | 8.4 | 11.712 h |
| August | 28.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 27 | 7.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 33 | 7.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 70 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 106 | 16.2 | 12.512 h |
| December | 30.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 208 | 25.4 | 12.613 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
- JayapuraIndonesia · 664 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 2,758 mm rain a year
- Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea · 749 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 1,462 mm rain a year
- NabireIndonesia · 788 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 3,315 mm rain a year
- TualIndonesia · 903 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 25.4°C · 1,904 mm rain a year
- ManokwariIndonesia · 1102 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.2°C · 2,918 mm rain a year
- SorongIndonesia · 1320 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 3,549 mm rain a year
- AmbonIndonesia · 1453 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 -8.50°, 140.40° (1 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -8.50°, 140.50°. 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.