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Best time to visit Jayapura

July is the best time to visit Jayapura for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 26 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 50/100
A beach holiday February sea 29 °C
The least cloud August 74 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 209 mm
Warmth October 30 °C
Cooler weather July 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 50 29 °C 26 69
2 August 50 29 °C 25 69
3 June 49 29 °C 26 67
4 September 49 29 °C 25 68
5 February 48 29 °C 25 70
6 April 48 29 °C 27 68
7 March 48 29 °C 27 69
8 January 48 29 °C 27 69
9 May 48 29 °C 27 66
10 December 48 29 °C 28 67
11 October 47 30 °C 25 66
12 November 47 30 °C 27 66

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 89 % 69
February 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 89 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68
May 30 °C 29 °C 80 % 66
June 29 °C 29 °C 80 % 67
July 29 °C 29 °C 78 % 69
August 29 °C 29 °C 74 % 69
September 29 °C 29 °C 75 % 68
October 30 °C 30 °C 81 % 66
November 30 °C 30 °C 87 % 66
December 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 67

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.2 °C 273 mm 89 %
February 29.0 °C 250 mm 91 %
March 29.1 °C 295 mm 89 %
April 29.2 °C 276 mm 88 %
May 29.3 °C 235 mm 80 %
June 28.9 °C 229 mm 80 %
July 28.5 °C 232 mm 78 %
August 28.9 °C 228 mm 74 %
September 29.2 °C 209 mm 75 %
October 29.6 °C 213 mm 81 %
November 29.5 °C 275 mm 87 %
December 29.3 °C 301 mm 91 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.