Biak weather in April

In April, Biak sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 253 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Biak's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:57 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Biak is capital city of Biak Numfor Regency, Indonesia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Biak reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Biak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Biak weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°22927.512.13.6
Feb28° / 26°19423.4123.8
Mar28° / 26°23827.8123.6
Apr28° / 26°25327.3123.5
May28° / 26°22326.911.93.6
Jun28° / 26°27626.711.93.8
Jul28° / 26°24926.111.94.0
Aug28° / 26°22524.1124.3
Sep28° / 26°20324.5124.1
Oct28° / 26°19625.6123.8
Nov28° / 26°21126.112.13.5
Dec28° / 26°25028.712.13.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Biak gets around 253 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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24555
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Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:016:00
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312.06:005:59
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512.05:595:59
612.05:595:58
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Biak?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biak.

What to pack for Biak in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Biak sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Biak in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in March near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
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UV index in Biak in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biak peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Biak?

Biak sits at 1.2°S, 136.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ransiki, 216 km away.

BintuniMuliaTimikaTiomTeminabuan

Topography around Biak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Biak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,442 m.

The land around Biak is covered by water (31%), trees (30%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (79%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
1,442 m
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April weather nearby: Ransiki 216 km · Manokwari 227 km · Nabire 251 km · Bintuni 303 km · Mulia 353 km · Timika 388 km · Tiom 403 km · Teminabuan 453 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Biak (-1.1767°, 136.082°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).