Dobo in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Dobo sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 337 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Dobo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Dobo has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Dobo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
337 mm
57 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Dobo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Dobo reaches about 28°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

20°23°25°28°30°SepOctNov

How spring really feels in Dobo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 55 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
55
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dobo weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°31028.112.33.3
Feb28° / 26°30525.612.23.2
Mar28° / 26°30427.9123.4
Apr28° / 26°26026.111.93.5
May28° / 26°15222.611.74.1
Jun27° / 25°12518.711.74.9
Jul27° / 24°9114.111.75.6
Aug27° / 24°6511.611.86.0
Sep28° / 25°8314.6125.4
Oct28° / 25°10918.912.14.5
Nov29° / 26°14623.212.33.7
Dec28° / 26°27728.912.33.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dobo gets around 337 mm of rain over 57 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%SepOctNov

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dobo

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dobo overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dobo sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Dobo's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Dobo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Dobo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dobo in Spring

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

In spring, Dobo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dobo in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Dobo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dobo peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dobo?

Dobo sits at 5.8°S, 134.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tual, 165 km away.

TimikaNabireFakfakBintuniAgatsRansikiMulia

Topography around Dobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Dobo is covered by water (42%), trees (26%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
92 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Spring weather nearby: Tual 165 km · Timika 299 km · Nabire 302 km · Fakfak 381 km · Bintuni 414 km · Agats 432 km · Ransiki 473 km · Mulia 474 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 Dobo (-5.7609°, 134.234°, elevation 5 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.