Jayapura weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇩 Indonesia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Jayapura is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with July and August close behind. Jayapura averages about 2,054 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 134 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,054

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

66/100

Rain / year

2,208 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

411k

Elevation

86 m

When is the best time to visit Jayapura?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Jayapura is October, then July and August. The dullest month is January (63/100, 233 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Jayapura?

Jayapura gets a moderate 2,054 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 3 Sunshine Score points separate October from January. It ranks #86 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,208 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Jayapura by month

The sea off Jayapura is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 29°C / 84°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 · 242 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
• Merauke Indonesia · 661 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Manokwari Indonesia · 743 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
• Sorong Indonesia · 1,043 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,063 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Ambon Indonesia · 1,386 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Vanimo Papua New Guinea · 88 km · 2,002 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Bokondini Indonesia · 239 km · 2,119 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Oksibil Indonesia · 259 km · 1,906 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Dekai Indonesia · 278 km · 1,717 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Tabubil Papua New Guinea · 310 km · 1,835 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Jayapura compares month by month: Jayapura vs Port Moresby · Jayapura vs Manokwari · Jayapura vs Merauke · Jayapura vs Wamena · all comparisons