Sorong weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Sorong is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Sorong averages about 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 164 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,389
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 2,828 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 220k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Sorong?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sorong is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 164 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sorong?
Sorong gets a moderate 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #41 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 2,828 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 | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 164 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 175 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 217 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 233 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 291 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 359 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 336 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 254 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 248 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 180 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 181 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 190 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Sorong by month
The sea off Sorong 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
- Manokwari Indonesia · 307 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 474 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Ternate Indonesia · 475 km · best in Aug · 2,520 h sun/yr
- Manado Indonesia · 758 km · best in Aug · 2,545 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 923 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Gorontalo Indonesia · 953 km · best in Aug · 2,513 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Waisai Indonesia · 77 km · 2,375 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Fakfak Indonesia · 250 km · 2,234 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kaimana Indonesia · 406 km · 2,162 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Sorong compares month by month: Sorong vs Ambon · Sorong vs Ternate · Sorong vs Manokwari · all comparisons
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