Manokwari weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Manokwari is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with August and September close behind. Manokwari averages about 2,192 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 114 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,192
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,340 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 132k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Manokwari?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manokwari is October, then August and September. The dullest month is January (64/100, 220 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manokwari?
Manokwari gets a moderate 2,192 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 7 Sunshine Score points separate October from January. It ranks #59 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,340 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 220 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 261 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 274 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 259 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 191 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 184 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 179 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 131 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 141 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 114 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 162 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 224 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Manokwari by month
The sea off Manokwari is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sorong Indonesia · 307 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 651 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 733 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 743 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Ternate Indonesia · 766 km · best in Aug · 2,520 h sun/yr
- Manado Indonesia · 1,050 km · best in Aug · 2,545 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Biak Indonesia · 231 km · 2,053 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Fakfak Indonesia · 300 km · 2,234 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kaimana Indonesia · 309 km · 2,162 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Waisai Indonesia · 368 km · 2,375 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bilogai Indonesia · 458 km · 2,134 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Manokwari compares month by month: Manokwari vs Jayapura · Manokwari vs Ambon · Manokwari vs Sorong · Manokwari vs Wamena · all comparisons
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