Merauke weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Merauke is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with September and July close behind. Merauke averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,890 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 117k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Merauke?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Merauke is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (65/100, 319 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Merauke?
Merauke gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. August (86/100) is noticeably better than January (65). It ranks #45 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 51% of the annual 1,890 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 319 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 291 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 359 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 249 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 146 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 72 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 48 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 37 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 33 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 56 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 67 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 96 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 184 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Merauke by month
The sea off Merauke is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in June at 27°C / 81°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
- Wamena Indonesia · 518 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 661 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 754 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,094 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Manokwari Indonesia · 1,104 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Darwin Australia · 1,129 km · best in Jun · 2,969 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Obo Papua New Guinea · 144 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Bosset Papua New Guinea · 162 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Lake Murray Papua New Guinea · 206 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Boigu Australia · 213 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mabuiag Australia · 251 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Merauke compares month by month: Merauke vs Jayapura · Merauke vs Port Moresby · Merauke vs Wamena · all comparisons
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