Tanah Merah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇩 Indonesia · small town · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Tanah Merah is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with February and March close behind. Tanah Merah averages about 1,887 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 333 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,887
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 4,184 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 941
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Tanah Merah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tanah Merah is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (62/100, 333 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tanah Merah?
Tanah Merah gets a moderate 1,887 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #115 of 119 destinations in Indonesia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,183 hours. The year's 4,184 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 333 mm | 11 |
| February | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 345 mm | 11 |
| March | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 450 mm | 11 |
| April | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 404 mm | 10 |
| May | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 410 mm | 8 |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 348 mm | 7 |
| July | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 214 mm | 7 |
| August | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 244 mm | 8 |
| September | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 319 mm | 9 |
| October | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 290 mm | 10 |
| November | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 377 mm | 10 |
| December | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 450 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wamena Indonesia · 268 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 270 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 392 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 848 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Manokwari Indonesia · 904 km · best in Oct · 2,192 h sun/yr
- Sorong Indonesia · 1,156 km · best in Jan · 2,389 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kiunga Papua New Guinea · 108 km · 2,004 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tabubil Papua New Guinea · 137 km · 1,835 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Oksibil Indonesia · 137 km · 1,906 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bosset Papua New Guinea · 155 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dekai Indonesia · 165 km · 1,717 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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